Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
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Written by Gordon Laing
Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ50 corner sharpness comparison
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 results continued…
Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Noise 2 / Corner sharpness / Fringe & macro / Geometry / Vignetting
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To measure and compare the Panasonic Lumix FZ50’s corner sharpness we photographed the Enhanced Digital Camera Resolution Chart with it and a number of rival models, each using their best quality JPEG and default image tone and sharpening settings. We used the built-in lenses at their widest and longest focal lengths and with various apertures. The crops are taken from the extreme lower left corner of the chart and presented here at 100%. |
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As with its predecessor, the FZ50 has a great quality lens. It’s particularly impressive in the corners, even with the aperture wide open. Here it comfortably beats the kit lens of the Canon 400D / XTi along with its closest super-zoom rival, the Fujifilm S9500 / S9000. It’s a very impressive result for the FZ50 (and of course the FZ30 before it). Note: crop details which appear smaller here are due to them being captured with lower resolution cameras and / or a lens which couldn’t focus as close to the chart. In each case though, the crop still represents the extreme left corner of each camera’s frame. The Canon 400D / XTi shows a different part of the chart because it takes wider 3:2 aspect images, but these still represent the extreme left corner. The Fujifilm S9500 / S9000 crops were taken from our older ISO chart, but again still represent the extreme corner. |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 |
Canon 400D / XTi with EF-S 18-55mm |
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 Zoom |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 | |||
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7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f2.8 |
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f3.5 |
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f2.8 |
5-52mm at 5mm f2.8 | |||
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7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f5.6 |
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f8 |
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f5.6 |
5-52mm at 5mm f5 | |||
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7.4-88.8mm at 7.4mm f8 |
18-55mm EF-S at 18mm f16 |
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm f8 |
Only two aperture settings available | |||
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 |
Canon 400D / XTi with EF-S 18-55mm |
Fujfifilm FinePix S9500 / S9000 Zoom |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 | |||
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7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f3.7 |
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f5-6 |
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f4.9 |
5-52mm at 52mm f4.2 | |||
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7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f5.6 |
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f8 |
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f5.6 |
5-52mm at 52mm f7.1 | |||
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7.4-88.8mm at 88.8mm f8 |
18-55mm EF-S at 55mm f16 |
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm f8 |
Only two aperture settings available |
