Nikon Coolpix S60 Samples

Although the Nikon Coolpix S60 starts at a lower ISO, it does not help it in terms of image quality compared to the Fuji Finepix F100fd. ISO 64 of the S60 compares to ISO 400 on the F100. That is an advantage of 2 1/3 stops.

Notice that the Fuji has a 12 megapixels sensor which also gives it an advantage in resolution. The slightly different perspective comes from the lens position on these cameras, with the Fuji having its lens in the usual central position, while the S60 has it on a top corner.

Notice how images from the Fuji remain much sharper than those from the Nikon which uses noise-reduction to hide image noise. By ISO 1600 though, noise comes through as bright speckles on the Nikon, rendering this setting and ISO 2000 nearly useless.

By ISO 3200, the Fuji can still pull-off a small print. Even though its images are noisy by then, they are noisy at 12 megapixels, as opposed to the 5 megapixels ISO 3200 blur produced by the Nikon.

On the right, the Fuji is showing off its ultra-high ISO powers. This ISO 6400 from an ultra-compact would produce a recognizable but noisy 4.5" x 6" print.

Here is an example for the Fuji F100 going too far. Most DSLRs cannot do ISO 12800 and neither can the F100!