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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 SX1 Comparison
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12.Nikon P90 Comparison
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13.Sony HX1 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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ISO: 64
shutter speed: 1/320 Shot outdoors, with sunlight white balance. The building and lamppost both show evidence of distortion. The crops also show some a decent amount of detail is retained, but there is some chromatic aberration. |
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ISO: 64 Using macro mode on the face of this statue allowed for razor sharp focus. The depth of field is pleasantly shallow at maximum aperture, and the background nice and soft. |
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ISO: 64 This shot, taken at the narrowest aperture, gives a good feel for how the camera’s automatic white balance deals with complex light sources, and how accurately it reproduces colors that we’re familiar with. In our testing, the 590UZ had some trouble with blues and yellows. |
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ISO: 1600 This low light shot was taken on the highest full resolution ISO setting. Unsurprisingly, it is very noisy. At least some detail was retained in the flowers, but only by considerably under-exposing. The camera had difficulty metering and focusing in this situation. |
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Still Life Examples
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| Olympus SP-590UZ | Canon SX1 IS | Nikon P90 | Sony DSC-HX1 |
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ISO 64
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ISO 125
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| Olympus SP-590UZ | Canon SX1 IS | Nikon P90 | Sony DSC-HX1 |
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| Olympus SP-590UZ | Canon SX1 IS | Nikon P90 | Sony DSC-HX1 |
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| Olympus SP-590UZ | Canon SX1 IS | Nikon P90 | Sony DSC-HX1 |
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| Olympus SP-590UZ | Canon SX1 IS | Nikon P90 | Sony DSC-HX1 |
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| Olympus SP-590UZ | Canon SX1 IS | Nikon P90 | Sony DSC-HX1 |
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| Olympus SP-590UZ | Canon SX1 IS | Nikon P90 | Sony DSC-HX1 |
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| Olympus SP-590UZ | Canon SX1 IS | Nikon P90 | Sony DSC-HX1 |
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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