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


 



 




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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 corner sharpness comparison

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 corner sharpness test   To measure corner sharpness we photographed the standard ISO 12233 test chart with each camera set to its best quality JPEG settings. We used the lenses at their widest and longest focal lengths and with various apertures in Aperture Priority mode. The crops are taken from the lower left corner of the chart and presented here at 100%.

There's some softness in the R1's corners at wide angle with the aperture wide open, but closing it slightly produces much sharper results. The lens is sharp at 120mm even when wide open. Note the Fujifilm and Panasonic cameras have a 4:3 aspect ratio, hence the different cropped area.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
Canon EOS-350D
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 14.3mm f2.8
Canon EOS-350D at 18mm f3.5
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 Zoom at 6.2mm f2.8
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 7.4mm f2.8
14.3-71.5mm at 14.3mm f2.8
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f3.5
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f2.8
7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f2.8
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 14.3mm f8
Canon EOS-350D at 18mm f8
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 Zoom at 6.2mm f5.6
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 7.4mm f5.6
14.3-71.5mm at 14.3mm f8
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f8
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f5.6
7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f5.6
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 14.3mm f16
Canon EOS-350D at 18mm f16
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 Zoom at 6.2mm f8
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 7.4mm f8
14.3-71.5mm at 14.3mm f16
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f16
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f8
7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f8
             
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1
Canon EOS-350D
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 71.5mm f4.8
Canon EOS-350D at 55mm f5.6
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 Zoom at 66.7mm f4.9
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 88.8mm f3.7
14.3-71.5mm at 71.5mm f4.8
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f5.6
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f4.9
7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f3.7
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 71.5mm f8
Canon EOS-350D at 55mm f8
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 Zoom at 66.7mm f5.6
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 88.8mm f5.6
14.3-71.5mm at 71.5mm f8
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f8
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f5.6
7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f5.6
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 at 71.5mm f16
Canon EOS-350D at 55mm f16
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 Zoom at 66.7mm f8
Panasonic DMC-FZ30 at 88.8mm f8
14.3-71.5mm at 71.5mm f16
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f16
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f8
7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f8

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