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Color Accuracy (9.50)
We test color by shooting a Gretag Macbeth color chart under tightly controlled lighting conditions, then analyzing the accuracy of the resulting images. We found that, like most Nikons, the L100 had pretty good color accuracy: most of the colors on our test chart are pretty close to the originals, although we did notice a slight shift in some of the blues and the reds. But these shifts were minor. We test all of the color modes that cameras offer and we found that the best results were, perhaps unsurprisingly, from the Standard color mode: the Vivid mode overly saturated the colors. Click here for more on how we test color
The following chart show samples of the color values captured by each of four comparable cameras in their most accurate color modes. The color names are taken directly from the X-Rite Colorchecker chart.
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| Ideal | Nikon L100 | Canon SX120 | Kodak EasyShare Z950 | Panasonic DMC-ZS3 | |
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| Ideal | Nikon L100 | Canon SX120 | Kodak EasyShare Z950 | Panasonic DMC-ZS3 | |
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| Ideal | Nikon L100 | Canon SX120 | Kodak EasyShare Z950 | Panasonic DMC-ZS3 | |
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| Ideal | Nikon L100 | Canon SX120 | Kodak EasyShare Z950 | Panasonic DMC-ZS3 | |
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| Ideal | Nikon L100 | Canon SX120 | Kodak EasyShare Z950 | Panasonic DMC-ZS3 | |
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| Ideal | Nikon L100 | Canon SX120 | Kodak EasyShare Z950 | Panasonic DMC-ZS3 | |
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NOTE: Because of the way computer monitors reproduce colors, the images above do not exactly match the originals found on the chart or in the captured images. The chart should be used to judge the relative color shift, not the absolute captured colors.
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Color Modes (4.00)
There are 5 color modes on offer, ranging from the standard options (Standard and Vivid color) to the novelty (Black-and-white, Sepia and Cyanotype). The latter three are best ignored; the effect cannot be undone if you don't like it after shooting, and better results can be produced by any image editing program.
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| Canon SX120 | Kodak EasyShare Z950 | Panasonic DMC-ZS3 |
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