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Canon Powershot G15
Canon Powershot G15

DxOMark Sensor Scores

Overall Score
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46
Portrait
(Color Depth)
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19.9 bits
Landscape
(Dynamic Range)
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11.5 Evs
Sports
(Low-Light ISO)
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165 ISO
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Nikon 1 J2
Nikon 1 J2

DxOMark Sensor Scores

Overall Score
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54
Portrait
(Color Depth)
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21.3 bits
Landscape
(Dynamic Range)
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10.8 Evs
Sports
(Low-Light ISO)
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363 ISO
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Nikon 1 V1
Nikon 1 V1

DxOMark Sensor Scores

Overall Score
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54
Portrait
(Color Depth)
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21.3 bits
Landscape
(Dynamic Range)
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11 Evs
Sports
(Low-Light ISO)
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346 ISO
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Canon Powershot G15
Canon Powershot G15

Manufacturer specifications

Type Compact 
Announced 2012-09-17 
Indicative price (USD) 599  
Sensor type CMOS 
Resolution 4048 x 3048  
Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) 12.34  
Sensor size (mm) 5.6 x 7.4 
Color filter array RGB 
Pixel pitch (µm) 1.84  
Bits per pixel 12.0 
Focal length multiplier 4.20 
Aspect Ratio 4:3 
ISO latitude  80 - 12800 
Shutter type Electronic 
Fastest - Slowest speed (s) 1/4000 - 15.0  
Frame rate (fps)  
Live view  Yes 
Stabilization  Yes 
Firmware  
Dust cleaning 
Mount typeCompact  
Weight (gr) 310  
Battery type Li-ion, BP NB-10L, 7.4 V, 920 mAh 
Battery weight (gr) 42 
Tropicalization No 
Camera material Metal & Plastic 
Mount material  
View finder type Optical 
View finder magnification  
View finder coverage  
Mirror lockup  
View finder diopter  
Monitor type LCD 
Monitor size 3 
Monitor pixel 922000 
Articulated screen No 
Touch screen No 
Contrast screen  
Low-pass filter  
Focus mode Yes 
Autofocus modes Autofocus: Single, Continuous, Servo AF AF frame: Face AiAF, Center, FlexiZone, Tracking AF 
Number of autofocus points 9 
Exposure bracketing No 
Exposure compensation +/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments 
Drive modes Single, High-speed continuous (10 fps), Self-timer 10-sec. 2-sec. delay/custom 
Buffer size  
Recording medium SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card 
Image format JPEG, RAW (CR2) 
White balance bracketing No 
Connectivity AV/USB/Mini-HDMI/EyeFi 
Bluetooth No 
3G No 
Sound recording Yes 
External micro No 
Histogram Yes 
GPS No 
Video Yes 
Maximum format image video 1920 x 1080 / 24 fps 
Full HD Yes 
Live autofocus Yes 
Video file format MOV 
Video codec H.264 
Video stabilisation  

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Nikon 1 J2
Nikon 1 J2

Manufacturer specifications

Type Hybrid 
Announced 2012-08-09 
Indicative price (USD) 700  
Sensor type CMOS 
Resolution 3904 x 2604  
Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) 10.17  
Sensor size (mm) 8.8 x 13.2 
Color filter array RGB 
Pixel pitch (µm) 3.38  
Bits per pixel 12.0 
Focal length multiplier 2.70 
Aspect Ratio 3:2 
ISO latitude  100 - 6400 
Shutter type Mechanical and Electronic 
Fastest - Slowest speed (s) 1/16000 - 30.0  
Frame rate (fps) 5 frames per second 10, 30 or 60 fps using Electronic (Hi) shutter  
Live view  Yes 
Stabilization   
Firmware  
Dust cleaningYes 
Mount typeNikon 1 CX  
Weight (gr)  
Battery type EN-EL 20 
Battery weight (gr)  
Tropicalization  
Camera material Magnesium 
Mount material  
View finder type  
View finder magnification  
View finder coverage  
Mirror lockup  
View finder diopter  
Monitor type LCD 
Monitor size 3 
Monitor pixel 921000 
Articulated screen No 
Touch screen No 
Contrast screen  
Low-pass filter  
Focus mode Yes 
Autofocus modes Auto (AF) Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) Single-servo AF (AF-S) Continuous-servo (AF-C) Full-time Servo (AF-F) Manual Focus (MF) 
Number of autofocus points 0 
Exposure bracketing  
Exposure compensation +/- 3 EV, 1/3 EV steps 
Drive modes Single frame, continuous, Electronic (Hi), Self-timer, delayed remote, quick-response remote, interval timer shooting 
Buffer size  
Recording medium SD/SDHC/SDXC 
Image format NEF (RAW), JPEG 
White balance bracketing  
Connectivity USB: Hi-speed USB HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector 
Bluetooth No 
3G No 
Sound recording Yes 
External micro No 
Histogram  
GPS No 
Video Yes 
Maximum format image video 1920 X 1080/60i 
Full HD Yes 
Live autofocus  
Video file format MOV 
Video codec H.264 
Video stabilisation  

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Nikon 1 V1
Nikon 1 V1

Manufacturer specifications

Type Hybrid 
Announced 2011-09-21 
Indicative price (USD) 1000  
Sensor type CMOS 
Resolution 3904 x 2606  
Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) 10.17  
Sensor size (mm) 8.8 x 13.2 
Color filter array RGB 
Pixel pitch (µm) 3.38  
Bits per pixel 12.0 
Focal length multiplier 2.70 
Aspect Ratio 3:2, 16:9 
ISO latitude  100 - 6400 
Shutter type Mechanical and Electronic 
Fastest - Slowest speed (s) 1/16000 - 30.0  
Frame rate (fps) 34.0  
Live view  Yes 
Stabilization   
Firmware  
Dust cleaningYes 
Mount typeNikon 1 CX  
Weight (gr) 293  
Battery type MH-25 Battery Charger 
Battery weight (gr)  
Tropicalization  
Camera material Magnesium 
Mount material  
View finder type Electronic 
View finder magnification  
View finder coverage 100 
Mirror lockup No 
View finder diopter -3 to +1 m 
Monitor type LCD 
Monitor size 3 
Monitor pixel 921000 
Articulated screen No 
Touch screen No 
Contrast screen  
Low-pass filter  
Focus mode Yes 
Autofocus modes Single-point AF: 135 focus areas, Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas, Subject tracking, Face-priority AF 
Number of autofocus points 135 
Exposure bracketing  
Exposure compensation  
Drive modes Single frame, continuous, Mechanical, Electronic, Electronic (Hi), Self-timer, delayed remote, quick-response remote, interval timer shooting 
Buffer size  
Recording medium SD/SDHC/SDXC 
Image format NEF (RAW), JPEG 
White balance bracketing  
Connectivity USB: Hi-speed USB HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector Accessory hot shoe used for designated accessories Video output: NTSC/PAL Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter) 
Bluetooth No 
3G No 
Sound recording Yes 
External micro Yes 
Histogram  
GPS Optional GP-N100 GPS uni 
Video Yes 
Maximum format image video 1920 X 1080/60i 
Full HD Yes 
Live autofocus  
Video file format MOV 
Video codec H.264 
Video stabilisation  

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Further readings for the Canon Powershot G15

To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.

Camera Review  |  February 05
Nikon Coolpix P7700 review: Best Nikon compact camera

Often in technology new models of existing products are disappointing, being motivated by the possibility of integrating new features which may not be overly useful. So when a manufacturer updates a good piece of kit and comes out with something even better there is much cause for celebration. Nikon’s Coolpix P7700 is just such a piece of equipment, updating its Coolpix P7100 model in some style.
Camera Review  |  February 18
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 review - Expert Compact: Panasonic is back in competition

Even though smartphones have eroded the sales of digital compacts at the lower-end of the market, the high-end models using relatively large 1/1.7-inch type sensors continue to be popular. The DMC-LX7 is Panasonic’s compact “expert”’ model aimed at amateurs and advanced users alike, and replaces the previous iteration, the highly regarded DMC-LX5. This new iteration might represent a serious challenge to both the Canon PowerShot G15 and the Nikon Coolpix P7700.
Camera Review  |  January 15
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS: Not your average compact

Looking at the specifications for Canon’s new PowerShot SX50 HS may leave you thinking that you have opened the pages of some futuristic fantasy: a compact camera with a zoom lens that covers a range equivalent to 24mm up to 1200mm with a digital zoom doubling this figure! Well specifications don’t take pictures; photographers do, if they have the right camera. Is this the right camera?
Article  |  January 11
DxOMark Camera Sensor

A noise benchmark of 187 digital cameras by Peter van den Hamer

DxOMark Camera Sensor is a raw benchmark for camera bodies by DxO Labs. The benchmark is “raw” because it measures image quality using Raw output files. It is also raw as DxO’s data can be used to cook up camera reviews that cover more aspects than image quality.
Camera Review  |  November 29, 2012
Canon PowerShot G15 review: Have Canon got the balance right?

Canon’s PowerShot G15 is the latest iteration of the popular G-series compacts aimed at enthusiasts. It packs a number of refinements over its predecessor, not the least being a new f/1.8-2.8 high-speed zoom, larger, high-resolution screen and a smaller, more compact body. It also marks the move from CCD to a Canon made CMOS with a fourfold increase in maximum sensitivity and full HD (1080p) video capture. Will the new Canon show any advance in image quality over the earlier G12? Read on to find out.
Camera Review  |  September 18, 2012
Preview of the Canon PowerShot G15

Canon updates the high-end two-year-old PowerShot G12 with the PowerShot G15. The latest addition to the PowerShot G-series slims down in size, but increases in performance: including faster and brighter optics and higher Full HD video resolution. Check out the highlights of the PowerShot G15 in DxOMark’s preview.

Further readings for the Nikon 1 J2

To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.

Camera Review  |  February 20
Nikon 1 S1 review: A new product line for the Nikon Hybrid system

Launched in January 2013 the Nikon 1 S1 is a new product line in the Nikon 1 Hybrid Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens series. Targeted at advanced through to expert enthusiasts after a lightweight camera for photography daytrips and holidays the Nikon 1 S1 features a clean minimalistic design. Utilizing a smaller sensor and lower resolution than most of the Hybrid competition though how will it fare in the DxOMark Sensor Scores?
Camera Review  |  February 15
Nikon 1 J3 review: A new midrange offering doesn’t shine

Released just a month after being announced at CES 2013 alongside a new lower-end sibling (the Nikon 1 S1), the new Nikon 1 J3 now takes its place as the midrange model in Nikon’s lineup of interchangeable lens compact cameras, with a list price of $599.95 (with a 10-30mm kit lens). The J3 is an update to the Nikon 1 J2, which came out only five months prior to the announcement of the J3 and S1 and had been the camera maker’s lower-end offering.
Camera Review  |  January 04
Canon EOS M review: Canon finally joins the mirrorless party

Canon was the last major maker to embrace the hybrid or ‘mirrorless’ camera market. As a somewhat sober debut, designed for those who are new to photography, the EOS M adopts an 18-megapixel APS-C format in a compact body but boasts a number of advanced features including a 31-point hybrid AF system for stills and video and a touch sensitive 3-inch LCD. While it’s clear this camera doesn’t compete directly with the firm’s DSLRs, how does it stack up against the competition that don’t have the same volume of DSLR sales to protect?
Camera Review  |  December 20, 2012
Nikon 1 V2 review: Evolution, stasis or regression?

Launched in October 2012, the Nikon 1 V2 is a not unexpected update to the Nikon 1 V1, which debuted in September 2011. The Nikon 1 Series cameras are hybrid cameras with interchangeable lenses. In the case of the V1 and V2, they fall at the upper end of the segment, offering more features and a higher performance level than their more consumer oriented brethren, the Nikon 1 J1 and J2.
Camera Review  |  November 20, 2012
Olympus PEN E-PM2 review: Entry-level hybrid gets top-of-the-line sensor

Introduced in mid September, the Olympus PEN E-PM2 is the second generation of Olympus’ entry-level Micro Four Thirds hybrid camera. It sports a newly updated design with a useful, fixed grip and a touch-screen interface among other updates, but the big news is that it has inherited the sensor of the much-admired Olympus OM-D E-M5, the current top-of-the-line Micro Four Thirds camera.
Camera Review  |  November 15, 2012
Olympus Pen E-PL5: Qualities of the OM-D E-M5

With the Pen E-PL5, Olympus updates its range of micro 4:3 compact hybrids with redesigned ergonomics, upgraded electronics, and especially with the integration of the same 16Mpix LiveMos sensor found in the OM-D E-M5. Will it show the same advances in image quality as the flagship camera of its line? Our tests provide the answer.
Camera Review  |  October 29, 2012
Nikon 1 J2 – All Quiet on the Eastern Front

The Nikon 1 J2 retains many of the same characteristics of its older brother, the J1, including its 1", 10-Mpix CMOS sensor. Other than its new 3", 921,000-point screen, the new version of Nikon’s compact hybrid puts particular emphasis on creative modes. How does the Nikon 1 J2’s sensor perform with respect to its predecessor, to its direct competitors, and to expert-level hybrids and compacts? Some answers from DxOMark.

Further readings for the Nikon 1 V1

To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.

Camera Review  |  December 20, 2012
Nikon 1 V2 review: Evolution, stasis or regression?

Launched in October 2012, the Nikon 1 V2 is a not unexpected update to the Nikon 1 V1, which debuted in September 2011. The Nikon 1 Series cameras are hybrid cameras with interchangeable lenses. In the case of the V1 and V2, they fall at the upper end of the segment, offering more features and a higher performance level than their more consumer oriented brethren, the Nikon 1 J1 and J2.
Camera Review  |  February 20
Nikon 1 S1 review: A new product line for the Nikon Hybrid system

Launched in January 2013 the Nikon 1 S1 is a new product line in the Nikon 1 Hybrid Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens series. Targeted at advanced through to expert enthusiasts after a lightweight camera for photography daytrips and holidays the Nikon 1 S1 features a clean minimalistic design. Utilizing a smaller sensor and lower resolution than most of the Hybrid competition though how will it fare in the DxOMark Sensor Scores?
Camera Review  |  February 26
Samsung NX200 review – A hybrid with purpose

Launched in September 2011, the Samsung NX200 marks a significant point in the NX line because it features an all-new APS-C CMOS sensor with 20.3megapixels. Among the hybrid cameras, this is about as big as sensors currently get, so Samsung are aiming at the high ground, a fact confirmed by the premium feel all-metal body – a first in the NX-series.
Camera Review  |  November 15, 2012
Olympus Pen E-PL5: Qualities of the OM-D E-M5

With the Pen E-PL5, Olympus updates its range of micro 4:3 compact hybrids with redesigned ergonomics, upgraded electronics, and especially with the integration of the same 16Mpix LiveMos sensor found in the OM-D E-M5. Will it show the same advances in image quality as the flagship camera of its line? Our tests provide the answer.
Camera Review  |  October 25, 2012
Nikon 1 V2

In the Nikon 1 line of digital compacts with interchangeable lenses, the V2 brings some nice new features: shooting at 60 i/s, Full HD video recording in 60p, different modes for slow motion, and … a new 1-inch, 14.2-megapixel, 6400 ISO CMOS sensor that we can hardly wait to test! But while we wait for its appearance on the market, here’s all the skinny on the Nikon 1 V2.
Camera Review  |  September 25, 2012
Olympus OM-D E-M5: The best of the micro 4:3 cameras

Olympus caused a sensation when it revived the legendary OM line that had enjoyed its heyday in the silver halide era. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 successfully revisits the OM design in terms of its ergonomics and workmanship. Olympus has quite precisely taken advantage of this new family in its line of compact hybrid micro 4:3 cameras to introduce a new 16 Mpix Live MOS sensor. What is this new sensor all about? Does it represent an improvement over current Pen sensors? Does it help the micro 4:3 category to catch up with the APS-C hybrids (with the Sony NEX in the lead)? Our sensor review provides the answers.
Camera Review  |  February 09, 2012
DxOMark Olympus OM-D

After its great success over the past several years in refurbishing its PEN line, Olympus is continuing its quest for innovation by updating other legendary cameras of the past.
Camera Review  |  October 06, 2011
Sony NEX 5N

Just as the NEX C3 succeeded the NEX 3, it's now time for the NEX 5 to be replaced by the NEX 5N. But although some successions are only slight redesigns, the 5N is a completely new camera.
Camera Review  |  October 31, 2011
Olympus PEN E-PM1 and PEN E-PL3

Introduced this past summer, the PEN E-PL3 and PEN E-PM1 are the latest micro-four-thirds cameras from Olympus. These 2 new models are intended to complete the PEN EP3 series and thus offer a whole range of compact cameras with interchangeable lenses. Each model offers a different set of controls with a different size, depending on whether you need more directly-accessible controls while shooting, or if you favor a pocketable camera. But as we'll see, given that they're based on the same sensor as the PEN EP3, these cameras perform equally well (or poorly) in term of image quality.
Lens Review  |  November 29, 2011
The Nikon 1 lenses test and review

A few weeks ago, Nikon announced the Nikon 1 series that we had the chance to test immediately. For this new format of camera, Nikon also designed a completely new format of lenses, the “Nikon 1 mount,” for which we are publishing the measurements today.

Nikon put a lot of effort to design lenses that offer the best balance of image quality and portability, and apparently it paid off. Let’s look closely at how these lenses perform compared to their direct competitors.
News  |  September 21, 2011
Nikon J1 and Nikon V1 announcement

The long awaited and rumored mirrorless Nikon camera was finally announced today. And it’s not just one but a pair of new mirrorless compact “1 System” cameras that are coming to compete with the Sony NEX 7, the Pentax Q, the Olymps PEN EP3 or even the Fujifilm FinePix X10. These 2 first models in this new Nikon 1 series are the Nikon J1 and Nikon V1.
Camera Review  |  November 25, 2011
Pentax Q front

With an overall DxOMark score of 47, the Pentax Q is well-placed among cameras with sensors smaller than 4/3. In fact, its results are equivalent to the best compacts in this line (e.g., Canon Powershot G12 and Powershot S95) — not bad at all for a sensor that is smaller than most compact sensors (4.6 x 6.2 mm for the Pentax Q vs 5.8 x 7.9 for the Olympus XZ1).
Camera Review  |  September 29, 2011
Nikon 1 Series cameras

It’s rare in the world of photography for a manufacturer to come up with an entirely new product line from scratch, and it’s equally rare for a famous manufacturer such as Nikon (the world market leader) to offer a new lens mount (Nikon CX). This makes the launch of the Nikon 1 line (Nikon J1 and Nikon V1) a major event in photography this fall.
Camera Review  |  October 04, 2011
Nikon Coolpix P7100

The Nikon Coolpix P7000 was launched last year to clearly compete with the Canon Powershot G12 on the high-end compact market. Despite reasonably good specs, the P7000 wasn’t really well received because of some usability and responsiveness issues. So, we were quite interested to see what this new Nikon Coolpix P7100 would offer.