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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 resolution comparison
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To measure and compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500'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-FX500 delivers 2100 and 2150 lpph of horizontal and vertical resolution respectively. It may share the same sensor as the FX35, but we'd say it has a very slight edge over the slim Lumix in this test - you'd be unlikely to tell much difference in real-life though.
We've also
included results from the two highest resolution compacts we've yet tested - the Fujifilm FinePix F50fd and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200, both of which sport 12 Megapixels.
Resolution is of course only one part of the image quality equation, with noise and processing playing a major role. So now let's look at how the camera handles different sensitivities in our FX500 noise results.
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Panasonic Lumix FX500
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Panasonic Lumix FX35
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2100 lpph, 4.4-22mm at 10mm, f4.5, 100 ISO |
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2050 lpph, 4.4-17.6mm at 13mm, f4.9, 100 ISO |
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Fujifilm FinePix F50fd
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200
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2250 lpph, 8-24mm at 16mm, f5.6, 100 ISO |
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2250 lpph, 7.6-22.8mm at 12mm, f3.5, 100 ISO |
Panasonic Lumix FX500
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Panasonic Lumix FX35
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2150 lpph, 4.4-22mm at 10mm, f4.5, 100 ISO |
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2100 lpph, 4.4-17.6mm at 13mm, f4.9, 100 ISO |
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Fujifilm FinePix F50fd
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200
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2250 lpph, 8-24mm at 16mm, f5.6, 100 ISO |
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2250 lpph, 7.6-22.8mm at 12mm, f3.5, 100 ISO |
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