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Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom / FinePix S9000 Zoom review Gordon Laing, January 2006


 



 




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

Fujifilm Finepix S9500 zoom corner sharpness comparison

  To measure corner sharpness we photographed the standard ISO 12233 test chart with each camera set to its best quality JPEG settings. We used the lenses at their widest and longest focal lengths and with various apertures in Aperture Priority mode. The crops are taken from the lower left corner of the chart and presented here at 100%.

There's softness in the S9500's corners at wide angle unless the aperture is fully closed. Zooming-in produces a better and fairly consistent result across apertures, although the S9500 remains slightly softer in the corners than its rivals. Note the Fujifilm and Panasonic cameras have a 4:3 aspect ratio, hence the different cropped area.

Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Canon EOS-350D
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom at 6.2mm f2.8
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 7.4mm f2.8
Canon EOS-350D at 18mm f3.5
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 14.3mm f2.8
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f2.8
7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f2.8
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f3.5
14.3-71.5mm at 14.3mm f2.8
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom at 6.2mm f5.6
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 7.4mm f5.6
Canon EOS-350D at 18mm f8
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 14.3mm f8
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f5.6
7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f5.6
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f8
14.3-71.5mm at 14.3mm f8
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom at 6.2mm f8
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 7.4mm f8
Canon EOS-350D at 18mm f16
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 14.3mm f16
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f8
7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f8
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f16
14.3-71.5mm at 14.3mm f16
             
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Canon EOS-350D
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom at 66.7mm f4.9
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 88.8mm f3.7
Canon EOS-350D at 55mm f5.6
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 71.5mm f4.8
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f4.9
7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f3.7
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f5.6
14.3-71.5mm at 71.5mm f4.8
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom at 66.7mm f5.6
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 88.8mm f5.6
Canon EOS-350D at 55mm f8
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 71.5mm f8
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f5.6
7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f5.6
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f8
14.3-71.5mm at 71.5mm f8
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom at 66.7mm f8
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 88.8mm f8
Canon EOS-350D at 55mm f16
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 71.5mm f16
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f8
7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f8
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f16
14.3-71.5mm at 71.5mm f16

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