Camera Comparisons Galleries

Compare-Lemons : Two different shots on both the C4040 and the SP550. If you look hard (near the center) you can see a smudge spot that is somewhere inside the C4040; yet another reason it's time to upgrade.

Compare-Lemons

Two different shots on both the C4040 and the SP550. If you look hard ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 8:55pm PST

Compare-Oranges : Interesting comparison. Exposures are slightly different but I think each camera was on Auto (though I could be wrong).

Compare-Oranges

Interesting comparison. Exposures are slightly different but I think ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 9:05pm PST

Compare-RoseVine : Interesting comparison. Results are about what I'd expect, though it's tough to spot differences at less than original size.

Compare-RoseVine

Interesting comparison. Results are about what I'd expect, though it' ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 8:59pm PST

Compare-Tree : Interesting comparison. Big differences. The E500 shot was about 20 minutes later than the first two, but otherwise three comparable "point and shoot" shots. I can appreciate just how difficult it is for camera reviewers to try to take consistent comparison photos, though they're probably more careful than I was.

Compare-Tree

Interesting comparison. Big differences. The E500 shot was about 20 ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 9:57pm PST

Compare-Flowers : This is a silk flower arrangement. Shot inside with on-camera flash.

Compare-Flowers

This is a silk flower arrangement. Shot inside with on-camera flash.

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 9:13pm PST

Compare-Train : Indoor shot with on-camera flash.

Compare-Train

Indoor shot with on-camera flash.

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 9:15pm PST

Compare-Dog : Not a great comparison (ok, it's lousy), but goes to show that the subject (and surrounding distractions to both subject and photographer) have a lot to do with the quality of the resulting image. Oh, and sometimes pictures you thought were ok end up being out of focus. If I really cared, I'd shoot several and pick the best, and could get at least one decent shot with any of the three cameras. I should've used flash on all three and should've re-shot the C4040 one, but didn't. I tried to be more consistent on the other comparisons.

Compare-Dog

Not a great comparison (ok, it's lousy), but goes to show that the sub ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 9:10pm PST

Compare-Zoom : Zoom shots from my new Olympus SP-550 18x UltraZoom camera. Two shots of a bird up on the power lines. This is 18x zoom! I could've come close with the E500, but not with the 4MP 3x C4040. I'm not even used to looking for shots like this. The two close-ups are simple crops from the two originals. No editing or re-touching. The house series shows wide (28mm), middle zoom (~61mm), and full zoom (504mm). (For actual comparisons to the C4040 and E500, see other galleries by clicking on "Camera Comparisons" above.)

Compare-Zoom

Zoom shots from my new Olympus SP-550 18x UltraZoom camera. Two shots ...

Updated: Apr 11, 2007 11:50pm PST

Compare-Macro : SP-550UZ Macro shots: Tape measure, Altoids, a quarter, and an xD card, all shot with the lens nearly on top of the item -- which explains the poor lighting in some like the Altoids tin. It's tough to shoot something when the lens is almost completely covering it. The "no-is" xD shots had I.S. disabled; the cropped versions show the difference I.S. makes, as I was hand-holding the camera for all of these. No post processing on any of these, all images shot in "Auto" and "super macro".

Compare-Macro

SP-550UZ Macro shots: Tape measure, Altoids, a quarter, and an xD card ...

Updated: Mar 11, 2007 10:28pm PST

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Compare-Slide

Family photos. No E-500 shots from this round. The SP550 did a nice j ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 8:57pm PST

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Compare-Swing

Family photos. No E500 shots from this round. The 4040 with flash, o ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 9:03pm PST