TCSTV Review of the KP
EDIT: Some interesting reads in the comments section of the TCSTV Youtube page, particularly about what Pentax themselves said about the design of this camera. Also people complaining about TCSTV bias in this review plus missing the point of the camera.
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Going back to the original review, on the same site is a comparison of unmodified PDF images taken by one camera from each manufacturer (Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Sony, Olympus, Pentax K70) all at factory neutral settings, plus iPhone. In a blind test and purely subjectively the K70 came last...
From 'The Great JPEG Shootout', we can conclude that, if we want the best point-and-shoot camera, we would be misguided to spend around £600 on a Pentax K-70, when we could spend around £2k on a Nikon D500, and possibly see a few small highly subjective differences in image colours.
Cheers.
Philip
I can see absolutely no legitimate purpose to comparisons of default jpeg processing outputs, certainly not on such high end cameras (there might be legitimacy to such a test between very simple point'n shoots where the makers are not expecting their customers to understand image processing or digital imagery in general).
The whole point of jpeg processing tools in a camera is to allow the user to tailor the output to suit each type of subject, lighting situation etc, plus some personal 'taste'. This means it's a dynamic tool, giving the camera added flexibility to deal with a wide range of photographic scenarios.
So the default, no input, no adjustment state has no relevance to any real world situation. There is no common default state to make any comparison valid.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fC5jQgc_-w8#t=212
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi