Fuji X10 JPEGS as good as they say ?

<p>Brightness comes under Push-Pull Processing (by 1/3 stops). Contrast comes under two controls: Highlight Tone and Shadow Tone (from soft to hard).</p>

<p>I have been very happy with the in-camera jpeg processing of my new X10.</p>

<p>I’ve been using the camera mostly in the reduced 6Mpixel 400% dynamic range mode in which effectively half the 12Mpixels are exposed differently than the other half and then they are combined to form a 6Mpixel image with more detail in the highlights and shadows without increasing noise. </p>

<p>I’ve been very pleased with the in-camera b&w jpegs I’ve been getting. Other than a levels adjustment to tweak the mid-tones and final sharpening (I shoot with the minimum in-camera sharpening setting) I’ve felt no need to do anything else to the images.</p>

<p>So as a b&w camera at least, I can fully recommend the in-camera jpeg processing of the X10.</p>

<p>Oh, and by the way, I understand that the orb issue has been fixed with new hardware as of serial number 22m and upwards. </p>

<p>Howard, there seem to be a lack of an in-camera midtone contrast setting then, for the jpeg outcome.</p>

<p>Didn't they swap both the sensor and the lens, Mike?</p>

 

<p>Ann, I understand that when retrofitting returned cameras they did in fact replace the sensor and lens as a unit. I would guess that for new manufactured items (serial numbers 22m and latter) they just substituted the necessary modified components within the unit.</p>

<p>You can review images without removing the lens cap and twisting the lens to "on".</p>

<p>It's hard to use shots like that as JPG processor comparisons, particularly when the lenses are set to set different apertures and the processing settings are so different. "Velvia" mode on a Fuji is not a good mode for showing dynamic range because the contrast is so strong, while the Nikon looks like was set for moderate contrast.</p>

<p>BTW, Ann, FWIW, with both those cameras set to ISO 200, the D7000 tests at about 2.5 stops more DR. This isn't a hugely meaningful thing, but it does relate to shadow detail in scenes with strong sunlight. It's not really fair or instructive to compare those two cameras in sensor measurements like that, because the D7000 has a sensor that's more than 6x the size of the X10's and it's a different type of camera entirely.</p>

<p>Andy, which software did they use in that test?</p>

<p>I was looking at the graphs on DXOmark. In general, it holds true that if comparing current model cameras with significantly different sensor sizes, the larger sensor is better in a number of measurements, but that's not a terribly meaningful way to compare when the cameras are in very different classes.</p>

<p>"Current model cameras", sorry, I know both are in the current lineup, but neither are the latest/greatest. And I agree, my testing methods were VERY flawed, I was just trying to get something that was a rough idea, shot in the real world, not the final be all like a DxOMark test. <br>

<br /><br />My final opinion on the matter is, the X10 is impressive for what it is, but by no means a DSLR competitor. That said, I have shot the DSLR maybe once in the last few weeks, and the X10 plenty of times. Size, convience, and feel way heavily in there for me, and thus the X10 meets all of those very well.</p>

<p>That said, I can't wait to see Fuji turn out an X-Pro2. If the system has just the right lenses by then (decent macro, good zooms in both short and long, and a few nice primes), I'm probably dumping Nikon....</p>

<p>Oh, yeah, I agree that it's a really good compact. I don't like doing comparisons between cameras of different classes because the expectations (which drive design and technical decisions) are different - so a DSLR is going to have technical advantages while a compact camera is going to be easier to take with you.</p>

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<p>And I agree, my testing methods were VERY flawed, I was just trying to get something that was a rough idea, shot in the real world, not the final be all like a DxOMark test.</p>

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<p>Zach, most people would understand that. It was nice to see the test anyway. </p>

<p>Jack, clicking and holding the green play button for about 2 seconds switches on the camera in playback mode. No need to turn the lens.</p>

<p>Steve, here are two pictures shot with my X10, both as is:</p>

<p>My daughter:</p>

<p>Flowers:</p>

<p>I just went to the DxOMark web site to look at the tests. I have never ever in all my years on the Internet visited a website that slaps you in the face with a huge ad every time you click on a link there. The ad blocks the entire web page and shows for ten seconds each and every time you click on a link. I, for one, would <em>never</em> buy a product from anyone that is doing that kind of advertising. What are they thinking with, <em>intentionally annoying potential customers</em> like that?!</p>

<p>I see that on a lot of magazine's websites also.<br /><br />That said, I only get it when I first visit the site. Wonder why it's different for you. Are you blocking cookies?</p>