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Compact digital camera purple fringing comparison
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To measure purple fringing caused
by lens chromatic aberrations and sensor blooming, we photographed a custom
test chart, left, with areas of very high contrast. We used the cameras
at their widest and longest focal lengths with the aperture wide open. The
crops are taken from the upper left corner of the chart and presented here
at 100%. A small amount of fringing is visible with all four cameras at both wide angle and telephoto settings. This is typical for most cameras, and none here are particularly better or worse than the others in this repsect. |
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Canon PowerShot A620
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Fujifilm FinePix F11
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Pentax Optio S6
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Sony Cybershot DSC-N1
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35-140mm at 35mm f2.8
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36-108mm at 36mm f2.8
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37-112mm at 37mm f2.7
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38-114mm at 38mm f2.8
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35-140mm at 140mm f4.1
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36-108mm at 108mm f4.9
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37-112mm at 112mm f5.2
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38-114mm at 114mm f5.4
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Compact digital camera macro comparison
| To measure macro performance we photographed a custom chart using the
bundled lenses at a distance and focal length which delivered the maximum
possible reproduction. The dark lines are 10mm apart. Here the Fujifilm and Sony models performed averagely, while the Pentax, unable to focus closer than 15cm, produced a below average result. The clear winner here is the Canon A620, which can focus as close as 1cm away from its subject, offering amazing potential for macro-photography. |
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Canon PowerShot A620
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Fujifilm FinePix F11
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35-140mm at 35mm
Max area of 22x16mm |
36-108mm at 36mm
Max area of 56x40mm |
37-112mm at 37mm
Max area of 138x102mm |
38-114mm at 38mm
Max area of 66x44mm |
| Fujifilm FinePix F11 See FinePix F30 review and video tour |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 See Sony N2 review and video tour |
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