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In the following sample images, clicking on the larger image will download the full resolution original. Each photo is accompanied by three actual-size crops.
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Focal length: 6mm Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter: 1/60 ISO: 1600 For this macro shot taken in program mode, the camera compensated for the dark hiding spot of this spider by upping the ISO value to 1600. That's why the image is rather noisy, as you can see on the 100% crops below. |
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Focal length: 6mm Aperture: f/4.0 Shutter: 1/60 ISO: 80 This shot was also taken with the camera in macro focus mode, but with the Landscape scene mode. This boosts the saturation of the colors somewhat, but the camera still managed to capture some detail on the bright flower. |
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Focal length: 6mm Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter: 1/200 ISO: 160 This example was taken in program mode. It shows us two things: that fall is here, and that the SX120 has some slight distortion, which can be seen in the curve of the lamppost on the left. |
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Focal length: 46.6mm Aperture: f/4.5 Shutter: 1/1250 ISO: Auto In this example from near the telephoto end of the zoom range, you can see how the details are sharp in the center of the image (see the eye), but get rather soft at the edges. |
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Below are shots of our still life setup, taken at every ISO setting that the camera can manage. Click on any of the photos to see the original image.
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NOTE: The images above are not used in our testing or scoring, but are included here to show real-world examples of the differences between cameras at the various ISO settings.
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