Canon PowerShot S5 IS Review at Steve’s Digicams
Posted on August 15, 2007 - Filed Under Digital, Ratings, Reviews, Tips | Leave a Comment
Steve’s Digicams has a review of the Canon PowerShot S5 IS and writes, “The S5′s image quality results were pleasing, both indoors and out. The majority of our outdoors sample images were sharp thanks to the accurate AF system and high-quality Canon lens, and exposure and color saturation are also very nice. You can also adjust the degree of sharpness, contrast, saturation, and color using the Custom My Colors function. Image noise is a very important factor when choosing a Prosumer model like this, where is it likely that you are going to be using higher sensitivity settings. I feel noise levels are very low at sensitivity settings of ISO 80 and 100, becoming more noticeable in shadow areas at ISO 200 – 400. At ISO 800, noise is apparent throughout the image, however it is still usable to produce typical size prints. … With appealing features like 8-megapixels of resolution, 12x zoom lens with optical IS, 2.5-inch vari-angle LCD, excellent image quality, and blazing fast performance, the S5 IS will be a tuff model to beat in the super-zoom category. Especially with a very reasonable price tag of only US399 or less!”
Olympus E-510 Digital SLR Review at Trusted Reviews
Posted on August 11, 2007 - Filed Under Digital, Ratings, Reviews, Tips | Leave a Comment
Trusted Reviews has a review of the Olympus E-510 and writes, “Despite the lousy weather the E-510 turned in some fantastic shots, thanks in no small part to the outstanding kit lens, which produced pin-sharp detail from corner to corner at all focal lengths. As usual the Olympus metering system was flawless, coping with every lighting condition I tried. Noise control was also superb, with virtually no difference between shots taken at 100, 200 or 400 ISO, and minimal noise at 800. There was some noise visible at 1600 ISO, but even at the default low noise filtering it wasn’t too bad, and did not affect colour balance at all. … The E-510 is a superb photographer’s camera, offering superb handling, outstanding performance, a huge degree of control and first rate picture quality, in a compact and robust package and at a price which comfortably beats most of the competition. It is without question one of the best semi-pro DSLRs currently available, and a genuine pleasure to use.”
Olympus E-410 Review at PhotographyBLOG
Posted on August 3, 2007 - Filed Under Digital, Ratings, Reviews, Tips | Leave a Comment
PhotographyBLOG has a review of the Olympus E-410 and writes, “most of the audience for this camera will likely be upgrading from a point and shoot compact and therefore in the main wanting to shoot portraits of family and friends with a bit more ‘pep’. It’s in this area that the Olympus E-410 excels, delivering sharp, flattering portraits with vividly healthy skin tones. Distortion aside, the lens is capable of delivering commendably sharp images to boot.”
Fujifilm S5 Pro Review at PhotographyBLOG
Posted on July 30, 2007 - Filed Under Digital, Ratings, Reviews, Tips | Leave a Comment
PhotographyBLOG has a review of the Fujifilm S5 Pro and writes, “Overall the Fujifilm S5 Pro displayed an amazing lack of noise with regard to its images – delivering a performance at ISO 1600 that would be comparable to that from lesser cameras at ISO 400, with ISO 3200 equivalent to the kind of results normally seen at ISO 800. Which means, if you’re indeed shooting in low light without flash, as most social photographers worth their salt prefer working these days, the Fujifilm S5 Pro is capable of delivering results that are bang ‘on the money’.”
Olympus Evolt E-510 Review at Digital Camera Review
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under Digital, Ratings, Reviews, Tips | Leave a Comment
Digital Camera Review has a review of the Olympus Evolt E-510 and writes, “Color rendition is dependably accurate and chromatic aberration (purple fringing) is very well controlled in both lenses. … If I were buying a mid-level dSLR today I would probably purchase the competitively priced, compact, capable, and responsive Olympus E-510. For casual photographers, Canon Powershot S3/S5 owners, and Panasonic FZ7/FZ8 owners looking to move up to a dSLR – the E-510 is the camera you’ve been searching for. For Olympus E-300, E-330, E-400, and E-500 owners looking to upgrade, the E-510 is the camera you hoped Olympus would build.”