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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33 Gordon Laing, November 2007


Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33 results :
Outdoor resolution / Studio resolution / Real life Noise

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33 resolution comparison
  To measure and compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33's resolving power we photographed the Enhanced Digital Camera Resolution Chart with it and a number of rival compacts, each using their best quality JPEG and default image tone and sharpening settings. Each camera was tested at every aperture setting and the best result 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-FX33 delivers 1950 and 2000 lpph of horizontal and vertical resolution respectively, which is a very small improvement over its predecessor - but then we are only talking about an increase on 1 Megapixel. It's interesting to note the FX33's softer-looking result here, perhaps due to different image processing - we repeated this and other shots to ensure this wasn't a testing error.

Overall, this is the kind of result we'd expect from a typical 8 megapixel compact, so no surprises here. Now let's look at the camera handles different sensitivities in our FX33 noise results.



Panasonic Lumix FX33
Panasonic Lumix FX30
1950 lpph, 4.6-16.4mm at 12mm, f4.7, 100 ISO
1900 lpph, 4.6-16.4mm at 11mm, f4.5, 100 ISO

Fujifilm FinePix F50fd
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200
2250 lpph, 8-24mm at 16mm, f5.6, 100 ISO
2250 lpph, 7.6-22.8mm at 12mm, f3.5, 100 ISO


Panasonic Lumix FX33
Panasonic Lumix FX30
2000 lpph, 4.6-16.4mm at 12mm, f4.7, 100 ISO
1900 lpph, 4.6-16.4mm at 11mm, f4.5, 100 ISO

Fujifilm FinePix F50fd
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200
2250 lpph, 8-24mm at 16mm, f5.6, 100 ISO
2250 lpph, 7.6-22.8mm at 12mm, f3.5, 100 ISO


Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33 results continued...

Outdoor resolution / Studio resolution / Real life Noise


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