DxOMark sensor scores
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What does Sensor Overall Score show?
- Sensor Overall Score shows a camera’s:
- Sensor quality in terms of noise.
- Ability to render high contrast.
- Formation of colored noise.
- Ability to shoot in low light.
- Sensor Overall Score does not show a camera’s:
- Resolution, i.e., its ability to render fine details.
- Lens quality.
- Optical aberrations.
How is Sensor Overall Score measured?
The Sensor Overall Score is an average of the Portrait Score based on color depth, the Landscape Score based on dynamic range, and the Sports Score based on low-light ISO.
Further readings for the DxOMark sensor scores
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.
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The new "advanced compact" category that adds DSLR features (such as RAW output, manual operation, and interchangeable lenses) to classy, compact-style cameras, continues to be populated with new models—e.g., Canon Powershot G11 and S90, Olympus EP1 and EP2, Panasonic GF1, Leica X1, etc. |
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The Nikon D5000 and the Canon EOS 500D were two main releases for spring 2009. Launched at the same time, and targeting the same market, these two cameras were the perfect subjects to use for an extensive demonstration of the DxOMark Database. |
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Learn more about DxOMark scores. |
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To help photographers rank and compare photographic equipment, DxOMark provides four scores showing camera sensor image quality performance:
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