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 the usual test shot of the west window of Exeter cathedral to compare detail and sharpness with other cameras. Click on the image above to download a full-size version, or see below for a full-res crop.

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The level of detail captured by the lens is impressive, but unfortunately the sensor just can't match the image quality.

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Whether it's the quality of the lens or some clever automatic post-processing, this 28mm wide-angle shot shows no barrel distortion.

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Centre sharpness is excellent.

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Corner sharpness isn't too bad either, although there is some purple fringing around the highlights.

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