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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.Nikon P90 Comparison
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12.Canon SX1 Comparison
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13.Olympus SP-590UZ 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: 125 This macro shot was taken in the HX1’s shutter priority mode to try and freeze the movement of the bee. As you can see from the crops below, there is still some noise in the image, and some of the details are still a little soft. On these 100% crops, you can see the noise, as well as some JPEG compression artifacts. |
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ISO: 125 This landscape shot was taken in the iAuto mode, where the camera chose the landscape mode. Although the image is sharp at the center (see the first crop), it does get very soft at the edges (see the third crop, taken from the bottom right) |
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ISO: 125 This sample was taken using the vertical panorama mode of the camera, where the camera creates the panorama within the camera. If you look at the crops below, you can see a few places where the camera has not correctly melded the exposures together. |
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ISO: 3200 This low light sample was taken with the camera on a tripod with a single light on in our test lab. As you can see, this high ISO value brings in a lot of noise, but the camera did a good job of capturing the colors of our fake flowers. |
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Still Life Examples
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| Sony DSC-HX1 | Nikon P90 | Canon SX1 IS | Olympus SP-590UZ |
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| Sony DSC-HX1 | Nikon P90 | Canon SX1 IS | Olympus SP-590UZ |
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| Sony DSC-HX1 | Nikon P90 | Canon SX1 IS | Olympus SP-590UZ |
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| Sony DSC-HX1 | Nikon P90 | Canon SX1 IS | Olympus SP-590UZ |
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| Sony DSC-HX1 | Nikon P90 | Canon SX1 IS | Olympus SP-590UZ |
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| Sony DSC-HX1 | Nikon P90 | Canon SX1 IS | Olympus SP-590UZ |
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| Sony DSC-HX1 | Nikon P90 | Canon SX1 IS | Olympus SP-590UZ |
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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