1. Introduction 2. Comparison 3. Specifications 4. Body & Design 5. Body & Design 6. Body & Design 7. Operation & Controls 8. Operation & Controls 9. Displays 10. Displays 11. Menus 12. Menus 13. Performance 14. Features 15. Features 16. Features 17. Features 18. Software & RAW 19. Photographic tests (Noise) 20. Photographic tests (Noise) 21. Photographic tests (DR) 22. Photographic tests 23. Compared to 24. Compared to (JPEG) 25. Compared to (JPEG) 26. Compared to (JPEG) 27. Compared to (JPEG) 28. Compared to (RAW) 29. Compared to (RAW) 30. Compared to (RAW) 31. Compared to (RAW) 32. Compared to (Higher ISO) 33. Compared to (Resolution) 34. Conclusions 35. Samples

Compared to...

Studio scene comparison (higher sensitivities)

There's little visible (or measurable) difference between any of the Canons at higher ISO settings, and confirm that, for now, Canon retains its High ISO crown (thanks to superior processing and a more light-handed approach to noise reduction).

As usual Sony (and to a lesser extent Olympus) are using stronger noise reduction which has softened the output slightly and - in the case of the Alpha 200 - still failed to get rid of the strong chroma noise. Note that the Canon samples below were shot with noise reduction turned off; turn it on and you get results that are essentially free of chroma noise.

ISO 800

Canon EOS 1000D	Canon EOS 450D
Olympus E-420	Sony Alpha 200
Nikon D60	Canon EOS 400D

ISO 1600

Canon EOS 1000D	Canon EOS 450D
Olympus E-420	Sony Alpha 200
Nikon D60	Canon EOS 400D

1. Introduction 2. Comparison 3. Specifications 4. Body & Design 5. Body & Design 6. Body & Design 7. Operation & Controls 8. Operation & Controls 9. Displays 10. Displays 11. Menus 12. Menus 13. Performance 14. Features 15. Features 16. Features 17. Features 18. Software & RAW 19. Photographic tests (Noise) 20. Photographic tests (Noise) 21. Photographic tests (DR) 22. Photographic tests 23. Compared to 24. Compared to (JPEG) 25. Compared to (JPEG) 26. Compared to (JPEG) 27. Compared to (JPEG) 28. Compared to (RAW) 29. Compared to (RAW) 30. Compared to (RAW) 31. Compared to (RAW) 32. Compared to (Higher ISO) 33. Compared to (Resolution) 34. Conclusions 35. Samples