A range of test shots are shown over the next two pages. Here, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and in some case a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.

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Here's my usual detail comparison shot, the front window of Exeter Cathedral.

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This is a full-res crop from near the centre of the above image. Compare this with the same shot from other reviews.

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The L700's lens isn't up to the standard of some other recent Samsung cameras, and produces significant barrel distortion at wide angle.

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This is a full-res crop from the corner of the above image. Corner sharpness isn't too bad, but the highlights are blown out from over-exposure.

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This was taken at the wide end of the zoom range, equivalent to 35mm.

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Zooming in to the 105mm-equivalent telephoto end looks like this.

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