Tag Archives: DxOMark

DxOMark Camera Sensor article (v2.0 and v2.0.1)

Posted on 15-Dec-12 by pvdhamer

I have been working on an update to my original DxOMark article. That update has just been published on Luminous Landscape, a well-known photography site operated by the Canadian landscape photographer and publicist Michael Reichmann. A slightly newer version of … Continue reading →

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DxOMark Sensor for benchmarking cameras

Posted on 5-Dec-10 by pvdhamer

DxOMark provides raw benchmark information for camera bodies (DxOMark Sensor). Although DxO Labs is a commercial organization, it provides its benchmark results for free because DxO needs to measure the data anyway (e.g. for their raw converter) and because it uses the DxOMark site to increase brand awareness. The measurements and graphs are incidentally not in the public domain, but can be redistributed under certain conditions. Continue reading →

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DxOMark now reviews lenses

Posted on 7-Jul-10 by pvdhamer

DxO Optics Pro DxO‘s products are interesting – especially considering the modest size of the company. Their best known product, DxO Optics Pro,  is a sophisticated raw converter. It automatically corrects lens errors (distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberration) and provides sensor … Continue reading →

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Canon 5D2′s Auto ISO setting

Posted on 20-Jan-09 by pvdhamer

The Auto ISO mode sets ISO values between 100 and 3200 ISO. Compared to what I am used to (no auto-iso at all on the Canon 10D) this is pretty convenient. But I noticed that Auto ISO has a strong tendency to go for 100 ISO. Continue reading →

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DxOMark and advanced D-SLRs

Posted on 30-Dec-08 by pvdhamer

The high-end sensor arms race: who is winning? Michael Reichmann (of the popular site Luminous Landscape) recently concluded that the latest and greatest Nikon and Canon cameras are now indistinguishable as far as sensor noise in concerned: I see no … Continue reading →

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