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MobiDv H18

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Picture of Pathway

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Comparisons with Other Cameras:

Click here for same scene taken at the same time with MobiDV H10.

Click here for same scene taken by Olympus D580.

Comparison with H10:
- Below shows comparison of the same scene with picture taken by H10 immediately after the picture by H18 was taken.

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MobiDV H18 MobiDV H10

The camera settings used to take the 2 pictures are:

H18 Picture: Aperture Size = F / 3.5, Shutter Speed = 1 / 771 sec, ISO = 100

H10 Picture: Aperture Size = F / 3.5, Shutter Speed = 1 / 1433 sec, ISO = 100

Both cameras were in auto mode when takng the pictures. So, for this same scene, H10 used a faster shutter speed to take the picture.

Click here for same scene taken previously by MobiDV H10 at a different time.

Camera settings used for this 2nd picture are:
Aperture Size = F / 3.5, Shutter Speed = 1 / 233 sec, ISO = 400

Sharpness Criteria using Edges:
- The objective here is to have a quantitative comparison of the sharpness of pictures taken by different cameras. In this scene, the door at the end of the pathway in the region highlighted by the yellow box below has vertical and horizontal edges. Below shows zoom-ins into that region for pictures by different digital cameras.

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Location of Zoom-in Below

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Zoom-in for MobiDV H18 Picture

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Zoom-in for Olympus D580 Picture

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Zoom-in for MobiDV H10 Picture

Sharpness Comparison between H18 and D580:

There is a region of transition from white to black for the left edge of the white panel in the zoom-in above. The number of pixels for the transition in the H18 zoom-in is 3-4 pixels while it is 2 pixels in the D580 zoom-in.  

Two pixel edge transitions is probably the best one can get from bayer image sensors. So, the picture taken with D580 is used as the benchmark for sharpness comparison with other digital cameras. The objective now is to find a quantitaive comparison of the sharpness in H18 pictures with respect to the D580.

Ratio of edge transition in 1 direction
= edge transition in H18 / edge transition in D580 = 4 / 2 = 2

Ratio of effective resolution 
= effective resolution for H18 / effective resolution for D580 = 3 MPixel / 4 MPixel = 0.75

Let Sharpness Discount Factor for H18 compared with D580
= ratio of effective resolution / ratio of edge transition in x and y directions =  0.75 / ( 2 x 2 ) = 0.1875

Sharp Pixel Count
= effective resolution of D580 * Sharpness Discount Factor = 4 MPixel * 0.1875 = 750 000 Pixels

Therefore, the count of pixels that contributes to the sharpness of the image by H18 (3 MPixel image sensor) is 750 000.   

Sharpness Comparison between H10 and D580:

The number of pixels for the transition in the H10 zoom-in is 2-3 pixels while it is 2 pixels in the D580 zoom-in.  

Ratio of edge transition in 1 direction
= edge transition in H10 / edge transition in D580 = 3 / 2 = 1.5

Ratio of effective resolution 
= effective resolution for H10 / effective resolution for D580 =  2 MPixel / 4 MPixel = 0.5

Sharpness Discount Factor for H10 compared with D580
= ratio of effective resolution / ratio of edge transition in x and y directions = 0.5 / ( 1.5 x 1.5 ) = 0.222

Sharp Pixel Count
= 4 MPixel * 0.222 =   888 000 Pixels

Comparison of Tile Patterns at the End of the Pathway:
- The zoom-ins below shows the tile patterns at the end of the pathway for the pictures taken by H18, H10 and Olympus D580.

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Zoom-in for MobiDV H18 Picture

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Zoom-in for Olympus D580 Picture

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Zoom-in for MobiDV H10 Picture

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