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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 Gordon Laing, August 2006


 



 




Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Noise 2 / Corner sharpness / Fringe & macro / Geometry / Vignetting

Outdoor scene - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 versus Fujifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000

Panasonic DMC-TZ1 at 7mm f5.6   To compare real-life performance we shot the same scene with the Panasonic Lumix TZ1 and Fujifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 within a few moments of each other using their best quality JPEG settings. The Fuji has a higher resolution but was selected here as both cameras share a similar focal range. Over the following pages we'll also compare the TZ1 against other compacts.

The lenses on both cameras here were adjusted to deliver the same fields of view - the TZ1 was set to 7mm and the S9500 / S9000 at 10mm. The TZ1 aperture was automatically set at f5.6 and the S9500 / S9000 was set to f8; note the Fujifilm lens can perform slightly better at f5.6.

The image above was taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 at 7mm f5.6 and with a sensitivity of 80 ISO; the original JPEG measured 2.31MB, while the original image used for the Fujifilm S9500 / S9000 crops measured 4.32MB. The crops are taken from the upper left, center and lower right portions of the originals and presented here at 100%.

Viewed at 100%, the crops show the Fujifilm S9500 / S9000 unsurprisingly resolving greater detail than the Panasonic TZ1 - this is particularly apparent in the fine details of the buildings in the middle crop. But considering the Fujifilm is a 9 Megapixel camera with large optics at its disposal, it's surprising the differences aren't actually greater. When comparing these crops, it's important to remember the Panasonic TZ1 is a considerably smaller compact camera with 5 Megapixel resolution. As such it turns out a respectable performance here.


Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1
Fujifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000
Panasonic DMC-TZ1 outdoor crop 1
Fujifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 outdoor crop 1
1/400, f5.6, 80 ISO
1/200, f8, 80 ISO
Panasonic DMC-TZ1 outdoor crop 2
Fujifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 outdoor crop 2
1/400, f5.6, 80 ISO
1/200, f8, 80 ISO
Panasonic DMC-TZ1 outdoor crop 3
Fujifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 outdoor crop 3
1/400, f5.6, 80 ISO
1/200, f8, 80 ISO


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Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Noise 2 / Corner sharpness / Fringe & macro / Geometry / Vignetting

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