+- Opticallimits (https://forum.opticallimits.com)
+-- Forum: Forums (https://forum.opticallimits.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=4)
+--- Forum: Just Talk (https://forum.opticallimits.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=17)
+--- Thread: Sony HX9V sharpness examples (/showthread.php?tid=3089)
Pages:
1
2
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - popo - 07-09-2011
Test setup: HX9V placed on tripod. Set to 2 second delay for all shots. 100% lossless crops from camera jpeg. Target is back of a DVD box.
![[Image: sh1.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh1.jpg)
Intelligent Auto - Auto
![[Image: sh2.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh2.jpg)
Intelligent Auto - Advanced
![[Image: sh3.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh3.jpg)
Superior Auto (multishot)
![[Image: sh4.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh4.jpg)
P, ISO100, standard sharpness
![[Image: sh5.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh5.jpg)
P, ISO100, softer
![[Image: sh6.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh6.jpg)
P, ISO100, sharper
![[Image: sh7.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh7.jpg)
P, Auto ISO, standard sharpness
![[Image: sh8.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh8.jpg)
P, Auto ISO, softer
![[Image: sh9.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sh9.jpg)
P, Auto ISO, sharper
It looks like when manually set to ISO100 my room lighting was too low for correct exposure to be obtained in the P mode limits. I'll retry that later with more light.
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - popo - 07-09-2011
![[Image: sha.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/sha.jpg)
Canon 600D Zeiss 50mm makro, ISO100
![[Image: shb.jpg]](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kawaii/hx9v/shb.jpg)
Canon 600D Zeiss 50mm makro, ISO3200
![[Image: s1.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4lgZw1CQtHA/Thi2L0FF04I/AAAAAAAAG0o/2ElRYOzYqMk/s800/s1.jpg)
Coverage of HX9V output
![[Image: s2.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yUQqpo0Cq20/Thi2MECwGWI/AAAAAAAAG0s/Fm8sr_bodr0/s800/s2.jpg)
Coverage of 600D output - I had to move back a fair bit to get a similar vertical height coverage.
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - popo - 07-09-2011
![[Image: shc.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-b8cM8kI6Tf0/Thi6_CPvBGI/AAAAAAAAG1A/jym9l7Pe0L8/s800/shc.jpg)
P, ISO100, standard sharpness
![[Image: shd.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-awIMECa8Ees/Thi6_tlFX3I/AAAAAAAAG1M/yU8F1tldJZs/s800/shd.jpg)
P, ISO100, sharper
Yup, a bit more light helped a LOT here.
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - Guest - 07-09-2011
Thanks! Btw do you prefer iso 100 hx9v; iso 100 hx9v sharper or 600d iso 3200 ?
By the way I want to thank you for taking the time to do this comparison. There is a comment on amazon that suggest there are ways to make the camera do better but I'm not sure if he was referring to the m/p mode you found or if there is some other way to reduce the noise reduction. Gotta say a lot folks really like this camera.
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - Klaus - 07-10-2011
Basically it just confirms that straight camera JPEGs are not desirable.
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - Brightcolours - 07-10-2011
The Canon PowerShot SX230 HS has better IQ, according to dcresource..
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - Guest - 07-11-2011
Well the more I stare at the image the more I realize it is hard to judge because it is after all a texture that plays to the sony weak point.
-
Anyways the two camera are probably pretty close overall. I did pick the sx230 (not sure if was a very good choice) for various reasons but there is a lot in favor for the Sony. If I had more time I might try the s95 (the lx5 and xz-1 were too big for my pocket - also by the time i get the size of the xz-1 i should start considering the pl-2).
-
Hopefully there will be lots of sun (where all the cameras excel).
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - joachim - 07-11-2011
Hi Popo,
Your Sony pictures are horribly underexposed. When I had my Lumix TZ-3 new a few years ago, I did similar tests. I learned that the problems this has (e.g. noise, smudging, posterisation) get worse in shadow or underexposed areas. It is virtually impossible to lift the shadows with a curve/level tool in photoshop. You might be interested to study that yourself and retry with a hotter exposure from your Sony which matches your Canon.
J.
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - popo - 07-11-2011
I know, and I did. There's two samples from the HX9V in better light. I didn't re-do the ones from the Canon since that correctly lengthened the exposure to compensate. It does show that the HX9V logic might not be as good as I thought earlier, as in this case it appears it may have compromised exposure probably to balance other settings such as shake prevention.
And to save myself another post, I think the general conclusion here is that, under good lighting conditions I'm surprised how close it got to a SLR. I wasn't even expecting that much. In worse light, it does seem to fall off more. I never expected it to replace my Canons, and once again, it is good enough for what I want.
Sony HX9V sharpness examples - Guest - 07-11-2011
This is a personal thing but I think my problem with the sony isn't the amount of details but how it present those details.
Btw how do you like the ep1 relative to the sony?