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Make Your Own ISO Camera Test Target

Mark Goldstein | General | October 18, 2004 | 5 Comments

Ever fancied testing your camera using a professional test target? Well, DPNow are reporting that you can download an accurate replica of a resolution target for free:

“Have you ever wished you could test your own camera like the professionals? Here at dpnow when we test digital cameras we use a variety of test targets, including the standard ISO 12233 resolution target for testing electronic cameras. It’s a pretty standard test used by a lot of reviewers. Our target cost us over £100 (approx US$180 or EU€150) but is vital to our battery of camera tests.

Stephen H. Westin, a research project leader at the Cornell University’s Light Measurement laboratory, appears to have created a replica ISO 12233 test target using ISO specifications and made a pdf version of it available for free download.”

Website: DPNow - Make your own ISO camera test target?



 

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#1 Wei Chong

Link to Make Your Own ISO Camera Test Target doesn't seem to work. Error is:

error 500: Internal Server Error
The server encountered an unexpected condition which prevented it from fulfilling the request.

3:10 pm - Monday, October 18, 2004

#2 Mark Goldstein

Hmmm...looks like DPNow may have disappeared temporarily!

4:06 pm - Monday, October 18, 2004

#3 Clay Caviness

The URL for the Cornell site can be found at http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/res-chart.html

4:48 pm - Monday, October 18, 2004

#4 Mark Goldstein

Apparently DPNow have been featured on Slashdot, and the extra traffic has killed their server...

5:14 pm - Monday, October 18, 2004

#5 Ian Burley

Yes, sorry folks - looks like our hosting company won't be able to get our server back up until the early hours (GMT) fingers crossed.

Ian

[url=http://www.dpnow.com]http://www.dpnow.com[/url]

7:20 pm - Monday, October 18, 2004

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