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Camera Ranking: D3 on Top

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Posted by Mohsen Al-Dajani on December 14, 2008 at 4:20 PM
I just discovered this ranking/analysis tool called Dxomark. I think it can give those who will buy new camera a good idea about thier future sensor performance.

I wander how they can measure image quality without considering lenses. But I was so happy to see that I own the one on top :jump:
Posted by David Bostedo on December 14, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Mohsen - They aren't measuring image quality, per se. They are measuring the performance of the sensor, and attempting to disregard the lens performance. So the goal is to measure image quality, assuming the lens was perfect.

Reading the charts does take some knowledge to understand what you're seeing, and I'd encourage people to look through all the various categories - to look beyond the "overall" measurement, which may not represent what's important to them. And this DxO Mark page of Insights is particularly interesting and should be read.