Digital Camera Picture Comparisons

Topic: Noise

Noise is another good criteria to compare different digital cameras. A picture that is very noisy will look bad and unattractive. The most common form of noise in digital camera images are tiny specks of colored dots usually found on flat surfaces like walls and the hood of cars.
 

Below are side by side comparisons of portions of sample pictures taken by different digital cameras with an emphasis on Noise.

From Picture of Pathway

Zoom-in Portion:

Olympus D580	Ennyah Tech DigiCam ES3310	Kyocera SL400R
Nikon 5700	Canon A40

Comments:

The one by DigiCam ES3310 appears to be noisy than the others. The one by Canon A40 does not appear noisy but it seems to be blurrier than the other pictures.

Zoom-in Portion:

Olympus D580	Ennyah Tech DigiCam ES3310	Kyocera SL400R
Nikon 5700	Canon A40

Comments:

The ones by DigiCam ES3310 and Kyocera SL400R appears to be noisy than the others.

From Picture of Dim Corridor

Zoom-in Portion:

Olympus D580		Kyocera SL400R
Ennyah Tech DigiCam ES3310		Canon A40

Comments:

All pictures taken by all the digital cameras tested appears to introduce some noise to the floor of this scene of a dim corridor.

Zoom-in Portion:

Olympus D580		Kyocera SL400R
Ennyah Tech DigiCam ES3310		Canon A40

Comments:

The wall in this picture taken by the digital cameras also appears noisy. The picture by the Canon A40 appears blurred.