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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 T900 Comparison
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12.Samsung TL225 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
Resolution
Distortion is very low, yet there is some chromatic aberration, and images are soft at the telephoto end of the zoom.
Resolution (10.78)
Overall, we were favorably impressed with the sharpness of the s that this camera captured: they had low distortion, were mostly sharp and had little chromatic aberration. The performance was less impressive at the telephoto end of the zoom range, though; here, the edges of the s got a little soft, with edges getting rather blurry and fine details not being well captured. More on how we test resolution.
Distortion (15.0)
We found that the distortion in the s captured by the S1000pj was very low: at the wide and telelphoto end of the zoom range, it was barely measurable. The distortion was a little higher in the middle of the zoom range at around 0.5 per cent, but that’s not enough to be a problem.
Sharpness (9.79)
We found that the s that the S1000pj captured had decent sharpness, although there was some noticeable falloff in the sharpness at the edges of the frame across the zoom range. This was most pronounced at the telephoto end of the zoom range.
Chromatic Aberration (6.94)
We also found that the chromatic aberration (the colored fringing caused by the refraction of the lens elements) was most pronounced at the telephoto end of the zoom range, where it was moderately significant. However, it was much less pronounced in the middle and wide end of the zoom range.
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Quality & Size Options (6.53)
The S1000pj offers a range of sizes, from the maximum 12.1 megapixels (4000 by 3000) down to 640 by 480 pixels.
| 12M | 4000 x 3000 | 5M | 2592 x 1944 |
| 3M | 2048 x 1536 | PC | 1024 x 768 |
| TV | 640 x 480 |
Image Stabilization (5.19)
S1000pj includes both optical and electrical stabilization. In the optical mode (which we used for our tests), the camera moves an element of the lens to compensate for hand shake, and we found that this was pretty effective: it make s significantly sharper with our test rig shaking the camera about.
We do not test the electrical image stabilization features of point & shoot cameras, but they work by increasing the shutter speed when movement is detected. More on how we test image stabilization.
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