- Location
- Jersey Shore
- Name
- Steve
Sitting on a beach on an island surrounded by an awful lot of wet Ionian Sea at the moment, I could do with one of these!
Bill, have one airdropped in!
Sitting on a beach on an island surrounded by an awful lot of wet Ionian Sea at the moment, I could do with one of these!
I think everyone should have a waterproof camera
I think everyone should have a waterproof camera
Bill, have one airdropped in!
XP90 first light . . .
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Is it me or do these not look crisp at center of focus?
Cheers, Jock
Some more . . .
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HX400V for comparison:
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I see in these that the Sony did much better, but I expected that for several reasons. One is that the XP90 ultimate image quality is on a par with an iPhone 6s-plus, even though the XP90 sensor is ostensibly bigger (1/2.3 inch). Did you try sharpening the XP90 flower slightly? And in the XP90 and Sony examples of the individual flower, could you back off on the Sony so the flower is the same size in the image? I wouldn't expect the XP90 'Macro' mode to be as good in lens handling as the Sony.
I ran three of the shots through Perfect Effects 8 sharpening:
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Yes, I was using spot focusing.
Cheers, Jock
Now these are 2 very difficult images. In the first, the brownish-green low-contrast areas of the trees and reflections on the water have a lot of smear, yet the overall appearance is good because the camera resolved just enough of the greener tree-leaves/foliage to make the foliage stand out with its characteristic form and shapes - better than the average cellphone anyway. In #2 the extreme light/dark contrast masks the problem areas effectively. I don't know how you planned these, but I could shoot these 50 times and be lucky to have one keeper. If I go back to the XP90 anytime soon, I might concentrate on doing some black and whites.
Edit: I think I'd try some different kinds of sharpening on #1, to make the better foliage stand out more.
The top one is a fairly serious crop.
Here's the original:
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And here's the crop from it:
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So far I am well pleased with this camera. It's smaller than all of my other cameras, flatter than the Sony RX100; I can wear it under my over-shirt, and it deploys almost instantly -- click the power button, and it's good to go. As to planning . . . mostly, I don't. Generally I just carry a camera and shoot when I see something that moves me. Occasionally, I will travel to a hilltop when I think a great sunset or sunrise is in the offing. Both this shot and the leaves lit by the sunlight happened when my wife and I were out strolling with the dogs. Thanks for your comments . . . always useful.
Cheers, Jock
All of a sudden I remember why this camera is so great - the original is excellent. BTW, could you have zoomed in to get the cropped perspective? The lens is good enough that you would get the best level of detail that way.