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| Olympus E-10 | Canon EOS-D30 |
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| Nikon D1 | FujiFilm FinePix S1 Pro |
We're only measuring colour below. RGB values below were taken from a VGA reduced image (to average colours and eliminate JPEG artifacts) using the Eyedropper tool in Photoshop with a 5 by 5 Average Sample Size.
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Canon EOS-D30 |
Nikon D1 |
FujiFilm FinePix S1 Pro |
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| Patch White | 182,191,200 | 207,199,202 | 192,195,195 | 202,204,200 |
| Middle Gray | 82,87,96 | 100,99,101 | 101,105,106 | 91,93,91 |
| Patch Red | 166,29,42 | 203,35,42 | 157,40,58 | 225,24,28 |
| Patch Green | 9,110,63 | 15,138,56 | 48,123,51 | 12,130,58 |
| Patch Blue | 34,25,92 | 32,28,110 | 46,39,105 | 35,30,117 |
Unfortunately the E-10 didn't get the white balance quite right here leaving everything with a "cool" (blue) cast, we went back and re-shot the chart and got identical results, so to be fair to the other cameras we have to use this shot for comparison. Again, less saturated but still fairly accurate colours.
Shots here are of the PIMA/ISO 12233 standard resolution test chart (more available for comparison in our cameras database). How to read the charts: All values are 1/100 th lines/picture height. So the "10" value equates to 1000 lines/picture height.
Notes: Fujifilm S1 Pro sample shot at 6 megapixels (interpolated) thus crops will look much bigger than the other 3 megapixel cameras.
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| Nikon D1 | FujiFilm FinePix S1 Pro |
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Measurable findings (three measurements taken for each camera):
| Camera | Measurement | Absolute Res. | Extinction Res. |
| Olympus E-10 |
Horiz LPH | 1150 | 1450 |
| Vert LPH | 1100 | 1450 | |
| 5o Diagonal LPH | 900 | n/a | |
| Canon EOS-D30 |
Horiz LPH * | 1100 | 1350 |
| Vert LPH | 1150 | 1300 | |
| 5o Diagonal LPH | 1000 | n/a | |
| Nikon D1 |
Horiz LPH | 1100 | 1300 |
| Vert LPH | 1150 | 1250 | |
| 5o Diagonal LPH | 900 | n/a | |
| FujiFilm FinePix S1 Pro |
Horiz LPH | 1300 | 1450 |
| Vert LPH | 1200 | 1400 | |
| 5o Diagonal LPH * | 1000 | n/a |
Definition of terms:
| LPH | Lines per Picture Height (to allow for different aspect ratios the measurement is the same for horizontal and vertical) |
| 5o Diagonal | Lines set at 5o diagonal |
| Absolute Resolution | Still defined detail (below Nyquist frequency*) |
| Extinction Resolution | Detail beyond camera's definition (becomes a solid gray alias) |
| n/a | Not Available (above the capability of the test chart) |
| n/v | Not Visible (not visible on test results) |
The E-10's 4 megapixels perform well producing detail a little better than the current crop of professional digital cameras, all but the S1 Pro which still manages to keep its resolution crown despite only having a 3 megapixel sensor (which is then internally interpolated to 6 megapixels).
