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


 



 




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

Fujifilm Finepix S9500 zoom wide-angle geometry comparison

Finepix S9500 zoom wide-angle test   To measure geometric distortion we photographed a custom test chart consisting of a grid pattern with perfectly straight lines. Here are the results for the cameras at their widest focal length with an aperture of f8 in Aperture Priority mode. The images were analysed with Imatest using 5th Order line calculation and the full areas presented here at a reduced resolution.

The image left was taken with the Fujifilm S9500 at 6.2mm f8 (equivalent to 28mm). Barrel distortion was measured at 2.38% which is better than the Canon kit lens, although comparable to the other all-in-ones.

Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Canon EOS-350D with 18-55mm EF-S
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 wide angle test
Canon EOS-350D with 18-55mm EF-S wide angle test
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 wide angle test
7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f8
Distortion: 2.35% barrel
  18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f8
Distortion: 3.35% barrel
  14.3-71.5mm at 14.3mm f8
Distortion: 2.9% barrel


Fujifilm Finepix S9500 zoom telephoto geometry comparison

Finepix S9500 zoom telephoto test   To measure geometric distortion we photographed a custom test chart consisting of a grid pattern with perfectly straight lines. Here are the results for the cameras at their longest focal length with an aperture of f8 in Aperture Priority mode. The images were analysed with Imatest using 5th Order line calculation and the full areas presented here at a reduced resolution.

The image left was taken with the Fujifilm S9500 at 66.7mm f8 (equivalent to 300mm). Pincushion distortion was measured at 0.237% which is better than the Canon and Panasonic results, although here the Sony R1 is the comfortable leader.

Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Canon EOS-350D with 18-55mm EF-S
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 telephoto test
Canon EOS-350D with 18-55mm EF-S telephoto test
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 telephoto test
7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f8
Distortion: 0.317% barrel
  18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f8
Distortion: 0.389% pincushion
  14.3-71.5mm at 71.5mm f8
Distortion: 0.0082% pincushion

Results continued...

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

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