GregGory
05-08-2009, 03:58 PM
A few short samples of each setting:
www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DMCGH1/DMCGH1A.HTM (http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DMCGH1/DMCGH1A.HTM)
You can also compare the quality of the stills to any other still camera, side by side:
www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM (http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM)
The noise is actually well controlled, not D90 level, but better than other 4/3" camera. However, there is some nasty horizontal banding in the shadows starting at ISO 1600, effectively reducing the lower end of the DR at high iso. Crushing the shadows eliminates most of the problem, which could be the reason for the steep default contrast curve in video too.
EDIT: I see these IR samples are already mentioned in a different thread, sorry about the redundancy.
EDIT EDIT: seems like the dude posted after me, so I'm not sorry ;)
www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DMCGH1/DMCGH1A.HTM (http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DMCGH1/DMCGH1A.HTM)
You can also compare the quality of the stills to any other still camera, side by side:
www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM (http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM)
The noise is actually well controlled, not D90 level, but better than other 4/3" camera. However, there is some nasty horizontal banding in the shadows starting at ISO 1600, effectively reducing the lower end of the DR at high iso. Crushing the shadows eliminates most of the problem, which could be the reason for the steep default contrast curve in video too.
EDIT: I see these IR samples are already mentioned in a different thread, sorry about the redundancy.
EDIT EDIT: seems like the dude posted after me, so I'm not sorry ;)