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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 review Gordon Laing, December 2005


 



 





Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting

Outdoor scene - Sony DSC-R1 versus Canon EOS-350D / Digital Rebel XT

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 30mm f8   To compare real-life performance we shot the same scene with both cameras within a few minutes of each other using their best quality JPEG settings and an aperture of f8 using Aperture Priority mode. The crops are taken from the originals and presented here at 100%.

The image left was taken with the Sony DSC-R1 at 30mm f8 (50mm equivalent); the original JPEG measured 4.26MB. In all three crops the R1 resolves more detail than the 350D, and the third crop from the far right area reveals better edge performance from the Sony lens too. Sharpening and contrast using the Sony's default settings are however a little agressive at times.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
Canon EOS-350D with 18-55mm EF-S
Sony R1 crop 1
Canon EOS 350D crop 1
1/500, f8, 160 ISO
1/400, f8, 100 ISO
Sony R1 crop 2
Canon EOS 350D crop 2
1/500, f8, 160 ISO
1/400, f8, 100 ISO
Sony R1 crop 3
Canon EOS 350D crop 3
1/500, f8, 160 ISO
1/400, f8, 100 ISO

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Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting

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