Here are a few images that accurately reflect the abilities
of any given camera model. The images are altered only in
terms of size and sharpness after reduction and by the JPEG
compression used. Unless otherwise mentioned, assume that
any marbling or artifacts visible in the images are due to
the compression required to display them here. We feel however,
that they still faithfully represent the results we experienced.
STILL LIFE PHOTO
This subject is photographed in a room that has
a mix of fluorescent and incandescent light, but which is not
brightly lit. The camera's flash is used to add fill light.
The backdrop is 1.95 m (6.5 ft) from the camera.
For this wide angle shot and the next, the telephoto shot,
the camera is set to the Manual mode and the sensitivity to
80 ISO so as to avoid any noise. At this sensitivity, the
built-in flash provides a homogeneous light and there is no
visible light drop off in the corners of the frame.
With the Fine image quality, the compression applied
to the image is relatively light, and does not soften the
details contained in the image.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f2.8
Exposure:
Program
Shutter Speed:
1/100 sec
Resolution:
2848 x 2136
Flash:
On
Quality:
6M Fine
ISO:
80
File Size:
2.9 MB
Focal Lgth:
36 mm (35mm Eq.)
ZOOM PHOTO
Now we zoom in on a specific area. The intent
is to test the sharpness of the image at the zoom's maximum
setting. The camera remains at the same distance as with the
preceding photo.
With the subject now photographed using the maximum telephoto
setting of the zoom, colours remain entirely consistent with
those the camera recorded when the lens was set to wide angle.
The magnification provided by the zoom allows the camera
to capture fine details such as the texture of the drop cloth,
or the printing screen of the old photographic paper envelope.
Moreover, as with the wide angle shot, noise is almost impossible
to detect, even in the deepest shadows of the image.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f 5
Expo:
Program
Shutter Speed:
1/100 sec
Res:
2848 x 2136
Flash:
On
Quality:
6M Fine
ISO:
80
File Size:
2.9 MB
Focal Lgth:
108 mm (35mm Eq.)
Aperture: f3.6 speed: 1/7 sec., Super Macro mode.
MACRO PHOTO
Using either Auto, Manual or Natural Light mode, the FinePix
F10 can be set to Macro mode. The mode allows the camera to
be as close as 4 cm (1.56 inch) from the subject when the
lens is at the wide angle end, and 25 cm (9.75 inches) when
set to the telephoto end.
Set to wide angle, the image captures a field of view —
measured horizontally — of approximately 4 cm (1.56
inch), while at the maximum telephoto setting, a field of
view of 7.6 cm (2.96 inches) can be captured.
With the lens set to the wide angle,
a setting which offers the greatest magnification, plenty of
light must be provided to the subject, or a tripod should be
used to steady the camera is the shutter speed is low, as the
flash cannot be used. On the other hand, when the lens is at
the telephoto end, the flash can be used since its effective
range starts at around 30 cm (1 foot).
BUILDING PHOTO
This image is our outdoor test. The architecture
of the building, in particular the angled girders, immediately
show the presence of jaggies. The shadowed entrance can also
often reveal the quality of the exposure.
With a clearing sky in late afternoon, the shadows of the
trees that surround the building make it a touch more difficult
for the metering to calculate the exposure. Still, the 64
segment metering pattern is effective and does an excellent
job. The image has no over or under exposure, and reveals
a lot of detail in the shadows.
Furthermore, no chromatic aberration is in evidence, nor
is there any barrel distortion.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f4.5
Exposure:
Program
Shutter Speed:
1/320 sec
Resolution:
2848 x 2136
Flash:
Off
Quality:
6M Fine
ISO:
80
File Size:
3.0 MB
Focal Lgth:
36 mm (35mm Eq.)
ZOOM PHOTO
Zooming in on the entrance of the building, the
shadowed entrance takes on a greater importance for the metering
and can cause an overexposure of sections that are directly
lit.
At the maximum power of the zoom, the Fujinon lens' focal
length is equivalent to 108 mm and therefore still captures
a relatively large section of the building. Once again, the
metering is precise and the exposure is well-balanced between
the areas that are directly lit, and those that are in shadow.
Worth noting, the image shows very little noise, and the
detail captured by the Super CCD is excellent.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f5
Exposure:
Program
Shutter Speed:
1/160 sec
Resolution:
2848 x 2136
Flash:
Off
Quality:
6M Fine
ISO:
80
File Size:
3.0 MB
Focal Lgth:
108 mm (35mm Eq.)
NIGHT PHOTO
As this camera is capable of long exposures, a photo taken at night is included.
The Manual mode of the FinePix
F10 being limited to a maximum exposure time of 1/4 second,
capturing an image at night requires the use of the Night
Scene mode, and of its additional Long Exposure option
to access the camera's maximum exposure time of 15 seconds.
With the Night scene mode, white balance is automatically
controlled by the camera, and cannot be altered. The result
is that the image is a touch yellow, as the white balance
is affected by the sodium vapour street lights.
Aperture: f2.8; shutter
speed: 15 sec., 100 ISO
While at 80 ISO a 15 second long
exposures yields a good image, increasing sensitivity to 100
ISO produces a slightly brighter and better image.
Interestingly, while the Finepix
F10 does not appear to make use of a "standard"
noise reduction system — the type that doubles the exposure
time by capturing a dark frame to identify the electronic
noise and then prune it from the first image — its images
contain very little noise. Even when pushed up to its maximum
of 1600 ISO, noise while visible does not ruin the image and
it remains useable — comparable to what many cameras
yield at 400 ISO.
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