Compared to...
Below you will find a studio comparison between the Nikon Coolpix 4800 and the similarly priced Canon PowerShot S1 IS at ISO 400
Studio scene comparison (@ ISO 400)
- Nikon Coolpix 4800: Program mode, ISO 400, Default
Image Parameters,
Manual white balance
- Canon PowerShot S1 IS: Aperture Priority mode, ISO 400, Default Image Parameters,
Manual white balance, 0.33 EV compensation
- Lighting: Two 800W studio lamps with dichroic daylight filters bounced off the ceiling
Nikon Coolpix 4800 |
Canon PowerShot S1 IS |
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ISO 400, 1/28 sec,
F3.5 |
ISO 400, 1/25 sec, F5 |
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1,475 KB JPEG |
1,777 KB JPEG |
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Noise, std dev: 9.8 |
Noise, std dev: 7.5 |
At ISO 400 noise is a real problem, and any small detail differences between the 4MP Coolpix 4800 and 3MP S1 IS are masked by the graininess of the images.
