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Image Quality: Is newer better?

Started Dec 2, 2012 | Discussions thread
DonA2
DonA2 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,720
Re: Image Quality: Is newer better?

IQ is a broad issue and can't be divorced from all other aspects such as software.  Overall, IQ has very slightly improved as has hardware.  My old S2is was replaced with a SX10is which was a step up in many ways.  My current SX40hs barely out performs the 10 and in some respects was a step backwards.  I believe, if one didn't go for very large prints, that there has been no improvement in actual photo quality, viewed on current monitors,  over the past 8 years.

Going from CCD to CMOS sensors and extending zoom ranges didn't add 'quality' and in fact without software correction there could be a deficit.  The whole package has to be considered and all I can say is that I will skip past the next and likely the one after that.

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