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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.Canon SX120 Comparison
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12.Kodak EasyShare Z950 Comparison
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13.Panasonic DMC-ZS3 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Sample Photos
Sample Photos
In the following sample images, clicking on the larger image will download the full resolution original. Each photo is accompanied by four actual-size crops.
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Focal length: 15.1mm This macro photo of our friendly neighborhood spider shows that the macro can get in pretty close (she was certainly less than happy about it), but the image quality leaves something to be desired. Despite the relatively high ISO setting the camera chose of 671, the image is still rather fuzzy because the camera has a limited aperture range that means it doesn’t have much depth of field. |
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Focal length: 12.2mm We had a real problem capturing this low light sample, as the camera pretty much refused to focus in low light, even with the AF assist light enabled. We were only able to focus by moving the focus target down to the center of the color target, which had a higher contrast than the flowers, focusing the camera and then panning back up to the shot we wanted. The camera upped the ISO to 800, but the upshot is that the image is grainy and noisy and many fine details are lost. |
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Focal length: 12.2mm Same shot as above, but with the High Sensitivity mode enabled, which increases the ISO range. The L100 took advantage of this, upping the ISO to 3200 and decreasing the shutter speed. But as you can see from the crops below, the noise in the images increased significantly because of this. |
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Focal length: 8.6mm This sample photo shows the results of the Multi-shot 16 shooting mode, where the camera takes 16 small shots in quick succession and mosaics them together. As you can see, the mode is not quick enough to capture fast movement, but it would be good enough to capture a pass in football. |
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Focal length: 12.2mm This shot of a number of common consumer items shows the color that this camera captures. It was taken with a mixture of incandescent and fluorescent light on the full auto setting. |
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Still Life Examples
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| Nikon L100 | Canon SX120 IS | Kodak Z950 | Panasonic DMC-ZS3 |
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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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