Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Focal length: 55mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/100
ISO: 100

Taken indoors on a sunny day in New York, Program AE mode, Daylight white balance preset, Standard Picture Style. The camera compensates well for the strong backlight, though some highlights are blown out on

l the top of the subjects’ heads.

The crops below show good detail and clarity. The noise is kept to a minimum, which is to be expected at ISO 100. There are some small signs of chromatic aberration in the tweed. The colors of her dress are highlighted well, but they lose saturation in the shadows.

Focal length: 55mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter: 1/200
ISO: 100

Another photo taken on a sunny day in New York, Program AE mode, Daylight white balance preset, Standard Picture Style. Our first attempt was overexposed from the sunlight on the bricks, so this shot used a -1 EV exposure compensation to set things right.

In the crops below, you’ll see that there is very little noise, even in the shadows. The bark shows a decent amount of detail in various levels of illumination.

Focal length: 55mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/100
ISO: 4000

Photo of an actor in spotlight, Portrait mode, custom white balance, spot metering, Standard Picture Style. A combination of spot metering and Portrait mode did a good job of capturing the subject without the problematic glare of a theatrical spotlight.

Unfortunately, the high ISO adds a great deal of noise, as you can see in the crop of the background, below. There’s also a large amount of chromatic aberration in the crop of the tunic. Detail is good enough to capture individual threads and to show you that’s clearly not his real hair.

Focal length: 51mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/13
ISO: 200

Some recognizable brand name products. Program AE mode, custom white balance, Faithful Picture Style. Despite a custom white balance, the indoor lighting definitely casts a warm glow over the scene.

Detail is fairly well preserved, but the image is certainly softer here in Faithful than in Standard Picture Style. In darker areas, we lose saturation. Some highlights (like on the bag of Cheetos) are blown out.

Focal length: 55mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/100
ISO: 1250

Xylophone the cat. Macro mode, auto white balance, Standard Picture Style.

There is some fine grain noise in some areas (such as the first crop, below). The more difficult areas, like the middle of the eye, are lacking in detail, but areas of high contrast came out well. The white of the fur reveals some of the camera’s limitations in dynamic range.

Focal length: 46mm
Aperture: f/11
Shutter: 0.6 sec
ISO: 3200

Shot on a tripod using Aperture Priority mode, Standard Picture Style, with a custom white balance and evaluative metering. The three noise reduction settings did cost us some detail, but it wasn’t as drastic as could be expected — especially with NR turned up to High.