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Is it just me, or did the 990 do much better job with the portrait of the kid than all of the competitors?

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Ron Parr said:
Is it just me, or did the 990 do much better job with the portrait of the
kid than all of the competitors?
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In my opinion the Sony Cybershot S70 has the edge on image clarity. But this
might be a fact of more sharpening performed by the in-camera software. The
Nikon makes a better job of getting the exposure just right.

However, it seems that the Sony doesn't suffer as much chromatic abberation
as the Nikon 990. (If you look in the very upper right corner of the Nikon
image, you'll find that the dark grey fence or whateveritis has a distinct
green upper edge. In the Sony image you see much more of the gray ?fence?
and there is close to no chromatic abberation!

It seems to to me that the lens of the Cybershot S70 is superior to the
Nikon lens. Judging by its size it should also be a bit faster.

On the other hand you can svivel the Nikon lens...
I haven't really decided which 3.3 MPixel camera I will go for.

-- Robert F. Tobler
 
Robert F. Tobler said:
Ron Parr said:
Is it just me, or did the 990 do much better job with the portrait of the
kid than all of the competitors?
Click to expand...
In my opinion the Sony Cybershot S70 has the edge on image clarity. But this
might be a fact of more sharpening performed by the in-camera software. The
Nikon makes a better job of getting the exposure just right.
Click to expand...
The Nikon shot looks much more natural to me, in terms of exposure, color balance and sharpness. The S70 shot has a blue cast to it. The kid's hair looks like hair in the 990 shot, while with the S70 it has a somewhat pixellated and blotchy look to it. The S70 shot is more contrasty, but I'm not sure that it's any more detailed. You can see some fine hairs to the right (his right, our left) of the kid's mouth in the 990 shot, but you just can't see them in the S70 shot. You can actually see some pores under his eyes in the 990 shot, but not in the S70 shot.

I do agree that the plaid shirt looks crisper in the S70 shot.
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However, it seems that the Sony doesn't suffer as much chromatic abberation
as the Nikon 990. (If you look in the very upper right corner of the Nikon
image, you'll find that the dark grey fence or whateveritis has a distinct
green upper edge. In the Sony image you see much more of the gray ?fence?
and there is close to no chromatic abberation!

It seems to to me that the lens of the Cybershot S70 is superior to the
Nikon lens. Judging by its size it should also be a bit faster.
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Good spotting. I hadn't noticed that area in the corner of the 990 shot. I'm not sure what we're seeing. If that's a piece of fence, then that's some pretty severe chromatic abberation. (Yikes!) Some of the greenery seems to have magenta fringes, supporting this theory.

The S70 has chromatic abberation too. If you zoom in, you see green fringes to the right and on the top of the fence and magenta fringes on the left and bottom. It does seem less severe overall than with the 990, but it's still there.

Ron Parr
 
I agree with you Ron. When I saw them last night, I was expecting the S70 to be better, but was surprised to find the 990 had the edge. It's difficult to say whether or not the skin color tones are right on with the 990. Will have to wait and see when they are relased in there final firmware versions and there are more pics to look at and compare.

John DC
Ron Parr said:
Robert F. Tobler said:
Ron Parr said:
Is it just me, or did the 990 do much better job with the portrait of the
kid than all of the competitors?
Click to expand...
In my opinion the Sony Cybershot S70 has the edge on image clarity. But this
might be a fact of more sharpening performed by the in-camera software. The
Nikon makes a better job of getting the exposure just right.
Click to expand...
The Nikon shot looks much more natural to me, in terms of exposure, color
balance and sharpness. The S70 shot has a blue cast to it. The kid's
hair looks like hair in the 990 shot, while with the S70 it has a
somewhat pixellated and blotchy look to it. The S70 shot is more
contrasty, but I'm not sure that it's any more detailed. You can see
some fine hairs to the right (his right, our left) of the kid's mouth in
the 990 shot, but you just can't see them in the S70 shot. You can
actually see some pores under his eyes in the 990 shot, but not in the
S70 shot.

I do agree that the plaid shirt looks crisper in the S70 shot.
Member said:
However, it seems that the Sony doesn't suffer as much chromatic abberation
as the Nikon 990. (If you look in the very upper right corner of the Nikon
image, you'll find that the dark grey fence or whateveritis has a distinct
green upper edge. In the Sony image you see much more of the gray ?fence?
and there is close to no chromatic abberation!

It seems to to me that the lens of the Cybershot S70 is superior to the
Nikon lens. Judging by its size it should also be a bit faster.
Click to expand...
Good spotting. I hadn't noticed that area in the corner of the 990 shot.
I'm not sure what we're seeing. If that's a piece of fence, then that's
some pretty severe chromatic abberation. (Yikes!) Some of the greenery
seems to have magenta fringes, supporting this theory.

The S70 has chromatic abberation too. If you zoom in, you see green
fringes to the right and on the top of the fence and magenta fringes on
the left and bottom. It does seem less severe overall than with the 990,
but it's still there.

Ron Parr
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I thought the clarity of the 990 was superior - check the jacket snap sharpness against the other shots.

Interesting to see such a range of fleshtone in the cameras though.
 
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