Compared to... Canon Ixus 750 (SD550)
Below you will find a studio comparison between the Olympus SP-310 and the seven megapixel Canon PowerShot SD550 (Ixus 750) at ISO 400
Studio scene comparison (@ ISO 400)
- Olympus SP-310: Aperture Priority mode, ISO 400, Default Image Parameters,
Manual white balance, +1.0 EV compensation
- Canon PowerShot SD550: Program mode, ISO 400, Default Image Parameters,
Manual white balance, +1.0 EV compensation
- Lighting: Daylight simulation, >98% CRI
Olympus SP-310 |
Canon PowerShot SD550 |
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ISO 400, 1/250 sec, F5.0 |
ISO 400, 1/636 sec, F3.5 |
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4,117 KB JPEG |
3,472 KB JPEG |
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At ISO 400 the differences are much less distinct (save for the obvious difference in the rendering of reds). The SP-310 image still looks very sharp, but the noise reduction isn't terribly successful, meaning the Canon result again looks a lot cleaner. I'd like to see more subtle noise reduction and a little less sharpening on the SP-310 image, but it's far from unusable. Again the answer - if you're prepared to put the work in - is to shoot raw and do the noise reduction / sharpening yourself.
