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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Color
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03.Noise
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04.Resolution
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05.Video
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06.Sample Photos
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07.Playback
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08.Hardware
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09.Controls
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10.Design & Handling
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11.Sony DSC-HX1 Comparison
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12.Nikon P100 Comparison
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13.Panasonic FZ35 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Fujifilm FinePix HS10
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ResolutionNoise
Generally low noise until you go to high ISO settings.
Noise (13.35)
The HS10 uses a 10.3-megapixle back side illuminated sensor that the company claims produces images with low noise, and our tests seem to confirm this: we foudn that the images it captures have low noise across the extensive ISO range that the camera offers. In particular, the images shot at the lower ISO settings had a clean, sharp look to them. More on how we test noise.
Our first test looks at the noise performance of the camera in two different lighting situations; with about 3000 lux of light (equivalent to a cloudy day outdoors) and 60 lux, which is equivalent to typical indoor lighting. Shooting in both of these situations, the noise level remained low across the range, maxing out at about 1.5 per cent at the maximum 6400 ISO setting. Below are crops of a grey test patch from images taken at 4 ISO levels: 100, 400, 800 and the maximum of 6400.
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As you can see from this comparison, the HD10 has consistently lower noise than other similar cameras, with lower noise at lower ISOs than the Nikon P100 and much lower noise at 3200 ISO than the Sony and Panasonic cameras.
ISO (7.00)
The HF10 offers a very wide range of ISO levels, going from 100 up to a maximum of 6400, all at the full 10 megapixel resolution of the camera. There are also a number of automatic settings that restrict the camera to certain ranges, such as the Auto(400) and Auto(1600) mode. These are useful if you want the camera to set the ISO level, but want to avoid the higher ISO levels that it might pick in low light. Below are 100% crops from images shot at all of the ISO levels that this camera supports.
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| Fujifilm FinePix HS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 | Nikon Coolpix P100 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 |
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| Fujifilm FinePix HS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 | Nikon Coolpix P100 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 |
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| Fujifilm FinePix HS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 | Nikon Coolpix P100 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 |
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| Fujifilm FinePix HS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 | Nikon Coolpix P100 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 |
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| Fujifilm FinePix HS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 | Nikon Coolpix P100 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 |
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| Fujifilm FinePix HS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 | Nikon Coolpix P100 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 |
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| Fujifilm FinePix HS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 | Nikon Coolpix P100 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 |
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| Fujifilm FinePix HS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 | Nikon Coolpix P100 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 |
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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