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Kodak EasyShare Z950

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Noise

Noise was low at all ISO levels, though high ISO images look a little flat thanks to noise reduction.

The Z950 did an impressive job of keeping the noise in images low. Even at the higher ISO settings, we didn’t see too much of the speckling that often comes to dominate the images that many cameras take in low light. However, this good noise performance does come at a cost; the Z950 is doing some processing to remove the noise, which gives higher ISO images a flat, almost watercolor look. See below for examples. More on how we test noise.

To test the low light performance of cameras, we take a series of photos at different ISO levels in both bright light (3000 lux, about the same as a typical sunny day) and in low light (about 60 lux, equivalent to a typical indoor light level). As you can see from the graph above, the noise is a little higher in the low light situation, but in both tests, the amount of noise stays relatively low as the ISO increases.

Noise Comparisons
ISO 100 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600
  60 Lux 60 Lux Noise Comp - Low ISO 60 Lux Noise Comp - ISO 400 60 Lux Noise Comp - ISO 800 60 Lux Noise Comp - High ISO
  3000 Lux 3000 Lux Noise Comp - Low ISO 3000 Lux Noise Comp - ISO 400 3000 Lux Noise Comp - ISO 800 3000 Lux Noise Comp - High ISO

Compared the Z950 to other cameras, we found that it has much lower noise than most; some cameras (such as the Panasonic ZS3) show much more noise at higher ISO levels, but the Z950 stays significantly lower.

Noise Score Comparison
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Noise Score

The ISO range of the Z950 starts at 100 and goes up to 1600 at full resolution. If you don’t mind limiting yourself to a resolution of 3.1 megapixels, you can increase this up to an ISO setting of 3200.

ISO Comparisons
Kodak  EasyShare Z950
Canon  PowerShot SX120 IS
Nikon  Coolpix L100
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
Kodak EasyShare Z950 Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Nikon Coolpix L100 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
ISO Low
ISO 100
ISO 80
ISO 80
ISO 80
Kodak EasyShare Z950Canon PowerShot SX120 ISNikon Coolpix L100Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
ISO 200
Kodak EasyShare Z950Canon PowerShot SX120 ISNikon Coolpix L100Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
ISO 400
Kodak EasyShare Z950Canon PowerShot SX120 ISNikon Coolpix L100Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
ISO 800
Kodak EasyShare Z950Canon PowerShot SX120 ISNikon Coolpix L100Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
ISO 1600
Kodak EasyShare Z950Canon PowerShot SX120 ISNikon Coolpix L100Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

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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