A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.

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The usual test shot of the cathedral window to compare detail and sharpness with other cameras. See below for a full-res crop or click to download the full-sized version. Updated: New maximum quality image.

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The level of recorded detail is very high, but there is still a hint of softness to the image.

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The lens produces some barrel distortion, but no worse than most other 5x zoom compacts.

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Centre sharpness could be better.

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Corner sharpness isn't bad though, and there's barely any chromatic aberration.

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