----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Henry" Subject: Disappointing test samples of Optio S
> > Dear all, > > The Taiwanese website Photosharp has posted two test samples of Optio S: > > http://www.digital.idv.tw/dc-test/Pentax/OptioS/intro/index-optioS-intro.htm > > http://www.digital.idv.tw/spec/dgpentax/OptioS/imgp0087.jpg > http://www.digital.idv.tw/spec/dgpentax/OptioS/imgp0125.jpg > > The colour rendition is on the saturated side and image noise is on the high > side (on the shadow of the Chinese roof at photo 1 and on the faces/clothes > of the children in photo 2). A bit disappointing... > > My desire for *ist-D has cooled down a bit... A friend of mine says this sort of complaint shows up all the time on the digital list he is on. Apparently, if you view the image either resized to fit a computer screen, or as a picture at a reasonable print size (~300 dpi) those artifacts become invisible to the eye. Try downloading one of the images and printing it and see what happens. William Robb
