Olympus E-400 noise compared to E-330 and Sony Alpha A100

[Ian]

Re: Olympus E-400 noise compared to E-330 and Sony Alpha A100

Hi Robert, I tried both Olympus cameras with NR on and off but to be honest I could see little obvious difference.

I recorded the test images in RAW too and I will publish some comparisons later on based on these, which have alse been requested by others. I will also have some DXO Analyzer noise results to share with you soon.

Sorry for such a short repy but the sun is shining brightly today and I want to take some test pictures in the sunshine before it sets

Ian

[jpsalvesen]

Re: Olympus E-400 noise compared to E-330 and Sony Alpha A100

I absolutely agree.

On the practical side: I get much, much better ISO800 out of RAW + a RAW converter than I do out of JPEGs.

and on the test-wise side: It is conceivable that you can get

1. better images out of converted RAWs at 800 out of camera A than out of camera B.
2. camera B has a better in-camera JPEG noise reduction/control than camera A
3. camera A's converted RAWs beat camera B's JPEGs.

And then, how do you communicate that to a newbie who's looking to buy his first DSLR?

[Rob Schroeder]

Re: Olympus E-400 noise compared to E-330 and Sony Alpha A100

Sorry for such a short repy but the sun is shining brightly today and I want to take some test pictures in the sunshine before it sets

[bear740]

Re: Here are the full frame views from each camera...

I could not enlarge these to see any noise they all look very similar except the A100 pic is sharper in my opinion.

[carman]

Re: Olympus E-400 noise compared to E-330 and Sony Alpha A100

These discussions always go round in circles. The image quality is what count. Some of my best images are taken with a Minolta Z2 4mp. The light at the time was fabulous so hence great images.

[Ian]

Re: Olympus E-400 noise compared to E-330 and Sony Alpha A100

These discussions always go round in circles. The image quality is what count. Some of my best images are taken with a Minolta Z2 4mp. The light at the time was fabulous so hence great images.

I swear by an ancient 3MP Olympus C-330. It has produced some superb A3 prints.

Ian