Landscape: 3.71MB, Normal mode, 1/250, f8, ISO 100, 4.6-16.4mm at 4.6mm (equivalent
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Our first sample image was taken on a very bright day with the FX33 zoomed-out to wide angle and set to its lowest 100 ISO sensitivity. As such this represents perfect conditions.
The crops contain lots of detail, and there's no fringing despite the high contrast areas of the yacht.
Look closely though and there's evidence of noise even at this lowest sensitivity. It's minimal, but pixel-peepers will see it. |
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Landscape: 3.69MB, Normal mode, 1/800, f5.6, ISO 100, 4.6-16.4mm at 16.4mm (equivalent
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Another sunny day at 100 ISO, but this time with the FX33 fully zoomed-in to its maximum equivalent of 100mm.
Again there's lots of detail and no coloured fringing to mention, but viewed at 100% on-screen, there's evidence of noise.
Again to be fair, this is becoming par for the course on modern compacts, but it's still worth mentioning. |
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Landscape: 3.57MB, Normal mode, 1/10, f2.8, ISO 100, 4.6-16.4mm at 4.6mm (equivalent
to 28mm)
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Our final 100 ISO sample was again taken with the lens zoomed-out to wide angle, but this time under very dim conditions.
The camera's auto mode selected a relatively slow shutter of 1/10, which has allowed the water to blur. The FX33's image stabilisation has however allowed us to handhold this shot without camera shake.
If you compare this shot against our other compact reviews, you'll also notice the 28mm of the FX33 capturing a noticeably wider field. |
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Portrait: 3.35MB, Normal mode, 1/800, f5.6, ISO 200, 4.6-16.4mm at 16.4mm (equivalent
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This portrait shot was taken with the FX33 fully zoomed-in to an equivalent of 100mm and the sensitivity increased to 200 ISO.
There's no control over aperture on the FX33, but here it's selected the smallest f-number anyway. The resulting depth-of-field is still quite large though, so if you were hoping for blurred backgrounds, you may be disappointed.
Despite the increase in sensitivity though, the crops still retain a decent amount of detail. |
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Macro: 3.75MB, Macro mode, 1/250, f8, ISO 400, 4.6-16.4mm at 4.6mm (equivalent
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For this macro shot we increased the sensitivity to 400 ISO and positioned the camera as close at it would focus. It's not as close as the best models in this respect but you can still get some good results.
The crops reveal an increase in noise when viewed at 100%, although it remains acceptable for most situations or normal-sized prints. |
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Indoor: 3.68MB, Normal mode, 1/40, f2.8, ISO 400, 4.6-16.4mm at 4.6mm (equivalent
to 28mm)
Indoor: 2.99MB, Normal mode , 1/20, f2.8, ISO 800, 4.6-16.4mm at 4.6mm (equivalent
to 28mm)
Indoor: 3.63MB, Normal mode, 1/160, f2.8, ISO 1600, 4.6-16.4mm at 4.6mm (equivalent
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Our final shot was taken with the FX33 set to 1600 ISO. This is the maximum sensitivity offered at full resolution, although the High Sensitivity preset offers up to 6400 ISO at a reduced resolution of 3 Megapixels.
The crops for this image reveal a big increase in noise and loss of fine detail as a result.
You'd only want to use this in emergency situations, but again that's par for the course for compacts these days. |
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