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"Tesselator" <jimmmboe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/a40/samples/IMG_0139.JPG
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http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon2100/samples/DSCN0014.JPG
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> > http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/a40/samples/IMG_0161.JPG
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http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon2100/samples/DSCN0001.JPG
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> > http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/A70/FULLRES/A70INFP1.HTM
> > http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/CP3100/FULLRES/CP31INFFP3.HTM
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> JPegs...  ;)  You're trying to compare the imaging quality of two
> cameras using jepegged images?  Hehehehe...
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> Ummm...
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> Actually I think there are no online resources for you to compare for
> yourself.  You would need someone (who knew what they were doing) to
> set up the cameras with the "as same as possible" settings and fire
> off at almost exactly the same time at exactly the same subject and
> then post clippings of the two resulting images.  I say clippings cuz
> uncompressed images as you know, are huge.
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> Anyway, you really won't be able to tell anything from jpegs.  Well,
> other than how badly the compression messed up the image.  There might
> be a difference in how well a manufacturer implemented the codec but
> I doubt it.  JPEG has been around for a long long time. It's very well
> known.
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> As fas as which of those cameras produce "clearer, crisper" images I'm
> willing to bet that it's so close the human eye will have trouble
detecting
> the differences.  Color sat. and bal. etc. are a different story tho.
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> Given that the/any two cameras have a similar CCD size I would think
> that you would be able learn more by looking at thier respective lens
> designs.
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> This is one reason reviewers spend most of thier time on the feature set,
> CCD type and size, Lens construction, and then just point out any
> shortcommings or advantages.  It's really difficult to compare the
> "sharpness" (if there is such a thing) between any two similar cammera
> models.
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> Online JPEGs aren't the answer for sure!
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