Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 resolution comparison
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To measure and compare the Panasonic Lumix FZ8's resolving power we photographed the Enhanced Digital Camera
Resolution Chart with it and a number of super-zoom rivals, each using their
best quality JPEG and default image tone and sharpening settings. Each camera was tested with their zoom range set to approximately 3x and using every aperture setting; the best results have been selected for this page.
The crops are taken from the original images, saved as High Quality JPEGs
in Photoshop CS2 and presented here at 100%. Each number represents 100
lines per picture height (lpph), so a figure of 20 means a resolution of
2000 lpph. |
In terms of resolving power, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 delivers 1900 and 1850 lpph of horizontal and vertical resolution respectively. This places it ahead of the Olympus SP-550UZ and the little Panasonic TZ3, but Sony's H9 manages to resolve slightly more in this studio test.
As seen on the previous page though, this doesn't translate into the H9 resolving greater detail in real-life results. Over-aggressive noise reduction smears out any resolution benefit of the Sony H9.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
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1900 lpph, 6-72mm at 18mm f4, 100 ISO |
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1700, 4.6-46mm at 17mm f4.7, 100 ISO |
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Olympus SP-550UZ
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9
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1700 lpph, 4.7-84.2mm at 18mm, f4.1, 50 ISO |
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1975 lpph, 5.2-78mm at 10mm, f4, 80 ISO |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
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1850 lpph, 6-72mm at 18mm f4, 100 ISO |
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1700, 4.6-46mm at 17mm f4.7, 100 ISO |
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Olympus SP-550UZ
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9
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1750 lpph, 4.7-84.2mm at 18mm, f4.1, 50 ISO |
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1975 lpph, 5.2-78mm at 10mm, f4, 80 ISO |
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