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.

This result out-performs the 8 Megapixel Olympus E-500, which resolved 1800 lpph with every lens we tested it with – see our Zuiko Digital 7-14mm review. The result is also comparable to the 8 Megapixel Canon EOS 350D / Rebel XT, although unsurprisingly falls below that of the current crop of 10 Megapixel cameras. It is however close to the result from the Canon 400D / XTi, which proves how its modest kit lens can really hold back its potential.

It’s also interesting to compare the results against the Nikon D80 here and in our real-life results on the previous page though. While the D80 scores a comfortably higher resolution of 2200 lpph in these technical charts, it doesn’t translate into a significant difference in real-life.