
Had a fair bit of detail that's far down at the shadow end of the tone Shadow, and the clump of peppers in the bottom of the pepper oil bottle The bottoms of the beer bottles also provide some gradations of deep Shadow Detail: Several elements of this subjectĪre useful for evaluating shadow detail, particularly the black mugĪnd the pieces of folded black velvet, both under and inside the mug.Unusually bright and reflective, so its easy for a camera to blow out Of white embroidery thread in the upper right corner. Sensitive test of a camera's highlight abilities seems to be the hank Lot of white-on-white detail that is easy to lose, particularly if aĬamera's tone curve is too contrasty. The folded whiteĬloth under the mug on the right side of the frame likewise shows a In the salt mill are examples of fairly subtle highlight detail thatĬameras' anti-noise processing sometimes obliterate. Show off (or show up) a camera's ability to hold onto highlight detail.Īs mentioned above, the salt grains (and reflections of the studio lights) Highlight Detail: Three elements in this scene.There's alsoĪ nice range of fine text sizes in this chart as well, once again great The fine lines with image noise, and so flatten them out. Target, we found that camera noise-suppression systems often confuse Looking at results from many different cameras with this Some of the fine lines there are extremelyįine indeed. Have an excellent idea of what the text should look like, soĪre very quick to notice even minor loss of detail.įor really fine detail, look to the circular scale/calculator on the Text is often a good visual indicator of resolution, because our brains In the label of the beer bottle on the right, in its fine cursive text,īut the other bottle labels hold a lot of fine detail as well. Fine Detail: You'll find a lot of fine detail.That distinguish the salt grains from each other, particularly at higher In highlight areas (because our eyes tend to see less of it there),īut many cameras seem to have a hard time holding onto the subtle shadings Cameras are often more conservative about suppressing noise Noise suppression is in the white salt grains of the salt grinder in That require little noise suppression will be able to hold onto theĭetail in these areas, many others will show only a uniform swath ofĪnother place where you'll quickly see the effects of over-aggressive Cameras with really high-quality, low-noise sensors The dark colors in the background and in the figure's clothesĬontain detail that's very quickly lost when a camera's noise suppression Right) is another great place to look for lost detail from noise suppression,Īs the image of the person at the top of the label is actually a depiction The label of the vinegar bottle (second from the The white and tan swatches and the dark swatches tend to be particularly You'll see just where different cameras start to lose subtle detail.
CANON POWERSHOT G1 X MARK II ISO RANGE ISO
If you look at the detail in these swatches as the ISO increases, The sort of detail that noise suppression processing tends to flatten Of tone-on-tone detail, across a broad range of colors. The cloth swatches in the pinwheel were chosen because they show a lot
CANON POWERSHOT G1 X MARK II ISO RANGE PLUS
This and the "Multi Target" shot below, plus added a number Some of the elements from previous shots (DaveBox and Res Chart) into This is our new "Still Life" test target. Your own eyes decide which you like best! To compare images from the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II with those from otherĬameras you may be considering. Not sure which camera to buy? Let your eyes be the ultimate judge! Digital Cameras - Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Test Images
