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Compact digital camera group test Gordon Laing, December 2005


 



 




Outdoor
/ Resolution / Noise / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting

Compact digital camera resolution comparison

  To measure resolving power we photographed our test chart with each camera set to its best quality JPEG settings. We then set the lenses to an aperture of f8 (or closest where the compact didn't allow it). The crops are taken from the originals and presented here at 100%. Each number represents 100 lines per picture height (lpph), so a figure of 18 means a resolution of 1800 lpph.

In this technical test, the Sony N1 leaps ahead of its rivals, resolving 1900 lpph. Again, the Fujifilm F11 is second, followed closely by the Canon A620, with the Pentax S6 trailing behind.


Canon PowerShot A620
Fujifilm FinePix F11
1600 lpph, 7.3-29.2mm at 13mm, f8, 1/25, 50 ISO
1650 lpph, 8-24mm at 18mm, f8, 1/34, 80 ISO

Pentax Optio S6
 
Sony Cybershot DSC-N1
1400 lpph, 6.2-18.6mm at 13mm, f6.5, 1/160, 64 ISO
1900 lpph, 7.9-23.7mm at 16mm, f11, 1/13, 64 ISO


Canon PowerShot A620
Fujifilm FinePix F11
1700 lpph, 7.3-29.2mm at 13mm, f8, 1/25, 50 ISO
1800 lpph, 8-24mm at 18mm, f8, 1/34, 80 ISO

Pentax Optio S6
 
Sony Cybershot DSC-N1
1500 lpph, 6.2-18.6mm at 13mm, f6.5, 1/160, 64 ISO
1900 lpph, 7.9-23.7mm at 16mm, f11, 1/13, 64 ISO

Results continued...

Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting


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