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Re: Those who have Q3 and Fuji 100V1…..detailed impressions?
mdude85 wrote: foto16 wrote:
Sure the original uncropped file has all the benefits of a larger sensor since it uses the whole FF sensor area.
But we are talking about the cropped output. The original uncropped file is irrelevant here since that has a 26mm angle of view and we want 35mm angle of view: cropping is not a simulation. You are literally throwing the rest of the sensor area away. You will not use the rest of the image area any more in your output. If you crop, it is the same as if you were shooting will a smaller sensor camera. The result will have lower DR and higher noise as these are linked to the sensor size.
See here for an explanation of Q2's crop mode. (It works the same on the Q3).
In addition to the uncropped 28 mm focal length of the camera lens, a crop factor can be chosen to simulate exposures made with focal lengths of 35, 50 or 75 millimetres. The selected crop is displayed as a bright-line frame in the viewfinder and on the rear display panel. The cropped image from the framing selected is saved in JPEG format with correspondingly reduced resolutions of 47.3, 30, 14.7, or 6.6 megapixels. The uncropped image is always saved simultaneously as a DNG file with the full resolution of 47.3 megapixels.
Using crop mode on the Q3 is *not* the same as shooting on a smaller sensor camera. It's the same as cropping in post.
Thanks. I think we can keep the difference :-) The image quality from cropping a larger sensor's image in post is exactly the same as shooting with a smaller sensor.
Mar 13, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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