Concord Eye-Q 5062AF
Review Date: October 8th 2004
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Image Quality
All of the sample images in this Review were taken using the default 5 megapixel 2560 x 1920 mode, which gives an average image size of around 1.5-2Mb.
Noise
There are 3 ISO settings available on the Concord Eye-Q 5062AF which you can select at any time if the camera is in manual mode. Here are some 100% crops which show the noise levels for each ISO setting:
ISO 100 (100% crop) |
ISO 200 (100% crop) |
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ISO 400 (100% crop) |
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The noise levels look reasonable at ISO 100, but there's quite a lot of noise starting to appear at ISOs 200 by ISO 400 the quality has deteriorated significantly.
Sharpening
Here are two 100% crops which have been Saved as Web - Quality 50 in Photoshop. The right-hand image has had some sharpening applied in Photoshop. As you can see the out-of-the camera images are very soft, with post-processing bringing out a lot of extra detail.
Original 100% Crop |
Sharpened 100% Crop |
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Chromatic Aberrations
The Concord Eye-Q 5062AF actually dealt quite well with chromatic aberrations, with only one high-contrast situation producing any noticeable purple-fringing. In the sample image shown below, I was standing under a tree with the sun positioned just to the left of the main subject in the photograph. Consequently tree trunk in the frame exhibited quite a lot of purple-fringing - the intricate branches weren't really affected though.
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Overall Image Quality
The Concord Eye-Q 5062AF delivered images of average quality during the review period. The 5 megapixel images were pretty soft out of the camera and require some post-processing before they can be printed up to A3 in size. Noise is only controlled well at the slowest ISO setting of 100, becoming very visible at ISO 200 and 400. The Concord Eye-Q 5062AF's best performance is with chromatic aberrations, which do appear in the form of purple fringing in high-contrast scenes, but are largely avoided in most situations. Overall a distinctly average performance from the Concord Eye-Q 5062AF.
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