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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Here's my usual detail test shot, the West Window of Exeter Cathedral. See below for a full res crop, or click to see the whole picture.

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The level of detail isn't great, but it's about average for an 8MP camera.

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The 28mm wide-angle lens produces noticeable barrel distortion.

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This corner crop from the image above shows that the excellent sharpness of the Leica-branded lens extends right into the corners.

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In this wide-angle shot, taken on a day with a clear blue sky, the limited range of the tiny sensor has caused it to burn out to plain white. The 28mm lens is useful for capturing wide scenes though.

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This was taken from the same spot as the wide shot above. The telephoto end of the zoom is equivalent to 100mm.

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