There is no description along with the images in the Comparometer that outlines basic info about the image such as resolution and what level of compression was applied. Can I assume that the images are at the highest resolution and least compression that the camera allows?

I was comparing the images from the Kodak 210 to the Nikon 900 and was very surprised at how poor the Kodak's images were. I wasn't expecting this much of a difference as the other reviews I've read state that the image quality between cameras like these (top of the line for their respective categories) should be close. However, I notice the image size for the Kodak is about half that of the Nikon. So I'm wondering if your images present a fair comparison.

-Dylan

-- Dylan Ginsburg (dylan@mailzone.com), July 05, 1998

Answers

The difference is the Nikon is a 1.3 MegaPixel camera while the Kodak barely qualifies as a MegaPixel camera. The highest quality Kodak jpg uses a 1:8 compression ratio, I think, while the Nikon uses a 1:4 compression ratio. The images in Comparometer for the Nikon are done at normal or 1:8 compression so the comparison is about as fair as it gets.

-- Stan Zdonick (szdonick@baynetworks.com), July 07, 1998.