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Camera ISO Comparison

Sony A35 vs. Nikon D90

F16, Vivid Mode, ISO 200, ISO400, ISO 800, ISO1600, ISO 3200
 
Comparison by Sinan Ozturk   
Unfortunately this is not a fair comparison for camera's ISO performance because after the shots, I've noticed that ISO noise reduction was ON in Sony A-35 while it was OFF in Nikon D90. So obviously Nikon's photos have more noise but this does not show its true performance with noise reduction feature. So please judge the photos accordingly.

Even if this is bad comparison for ISO, I believe its still useful regarding sharpness and especially color reproduction because in both shots camera's VIVID mode was ON. So you can see how camera's render colors in vivid mode with exact same white balance settings.

As you can guess from the shutter speeds, all shots were taken on a tripod.
            [Review by Sinan Ozturk]
  
  
  Comparison Photo # 1  
Photo_127Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4  
against
Photo_122 Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4
F16.0 1/2 200 50mm.    
  F16.0 1/2200 50mm.  
Photo by Sinan Ozturk  Photo by Sinan Ozturk 
100% (1:1) Crop Samples
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 200
Brightness 120
(Almost Same)
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 200
Brightness 115
(Almost Same)
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 200
Brightness 91
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 200
Brightness 111
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 200
Brightness 104
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 200
Brightness 100
(Almost Same)
Display crops in Black & White
  EXIF  
 
  Comparison Photo # 2  
Photo_126Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4  
against
Photo_121 Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4
F16.0 1/4 400 50mm.    
  F16.0 1/4400 50mm.  
100% (1:1) Crop Samples
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 400
Brightness 120
(Almost Same)
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 400
Brightness 115
(Almost Same)
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 400
Brightness 91
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 400
Brightness 111
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 400
Brightness 109
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 400
Brightness 98
(Almost Same)
Display crops in Black & White
  EXIF  
 
  Comparison Photo # 3  
Photo_128Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4  
against
Photo_123 Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4
F16.0 1/8 800 50mm.    
  F16.0 1/8800 50mm.  
100% (1:1) Crop Samples
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 800
Brightness 120
(Almost Same)
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 800
Brightness 116
(Almost Same)
Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4

ISO 800
Brightness 91
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 800
Brightness 110
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 800
Brightness 108
(Almost Same)
Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4

ISO 800
Brightness 96
(Almost Same)
Display crops in Black & White
  EXIF  
 
  Comparison Photo # 4  
Photo_130Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4  
against
Photo_124 Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4
F16.0 1/15 1600 50mm.    
  F16.0 1/151600 50mm.  
100% (1:1) Crop Samples
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  Comparison Photo # 5  
Photo_129Sony A35 + Minolta 50mm F/1.4  
against
Photo_125 Nikon D90 + Nikon 50mm F/1.4
F16.0 1/30 3200 50mm.    
  F16.0 1/303200 50mm.  
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