The wide and zoom tests both subject on a wild apple tree in blossom, starting with the wide end to show just how much a given cam can take in. Here again the Z915 impressed, with the Canon 1100 IS doing well also. The SL820 and the TS1 show off their 28mm equivalent zooms, capturing more of the greenery than the other cams. On the unimpressive end the Kodak M380 disappointed with its dull, washed-out pictures. The rest of the contenders came somewhere in between, many offering some very interesting interpretations of green.
Very, very different interpretations of the color of this bit of ajuga, a little purple plant that resulted in some big differences. As you can see in the gallery each camera seemed to have its own ideas about what shade of violet was appropriate, but it was the Samsung SL820 that came closest to reality, taking a very sharp image with accurate color representation. Kodak's Z915 also did quite good, but was a bit too purply. The other cameras all missed the color too, with the Nikon S220 being particularly artificial looking.
All the cameras offer some sort of portrait mode, enabling them to lock into person's faces to ensure they always stay in focus. This made taking the picture itself particularly easy, and the results are generally good -- as you'd expect given the frequency of this kind of photo. The Nikon S220 was a bit soft, as was the Canon 1100 IS, while the Kodak Z915, Samsung SL820, and Casio FC100 all taking particularly good shots -- though it's worth noting that the other two shots from the FC100 looked quite different from this one.
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http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/
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