S5600 image quality

[PSI250]

Just recently upgraded from a s3500 to a s5600 mainly for the extra features, more zoom, video with sound and the option of setting up my own settings down the track.

However, i'm a bit dissapointed in the quality of the pics with the s5600, there alot more pixel-ly then the s3500. Its quite a noticable differance.

I was using the same settings on both cameras, 2MP, and auto everything.

The s3500 pics just looked way nicer, smooth and clear. Is this a common trait of the s5600 or have i set up something wrong...

curious to know other people experiences.

[PSI250]

anyone?

theres not one picture i take that i dont have to edit in paintshop to get some sort of quality back.
The s3500 walked all over it.... :confused: :confused: :confused:

[anton572]

hi, might wanna check your ISO setting. might have set it too high, hence the pixel-y pictures. ISO 200 or 400 is just about ok for everyday use:)

try reading your manual...im pretty sure you'll find something useful there

[sjseto]

Post some sample pics from both cameras with the EXIF data attached. They should help us help you.

Stephanie

[PSI250]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/PSI250/camcomp.jpg

see with the s3500 the tread is much clearer, even under the vehicle is clear, not so with the s5600.
Any help/tips is greatly appreciated, cheers.
can post more pics/exif data if required, just thought i'd use that pic as its about the only one i have of same subject with both camera's

S3500

Tag Name Value
010f Make FUJIFILM
0110 Model FinePix S3500
0112 Orientation 1
011a XResolution 72.0
011b YResolution 72.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0131 Software Digital Camera FinePix S3500 Ver1.00
0132 DateTime 2006:07:01 13:24:51
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2
8298 Copyright
8769 ExifOffset 294
829a ExposureTime 10/560
829d FNumber 300/100
8822 ExposureProgram 2
8827 ISOSpeedRatings 100
9000 ExifVersion 0x30 0x32 0x32 0x30
9003 DateTimeOriginal 2006:07:01 13:24:51
9004 DateTimeDigitized 2006:07:01 13:24:51
9101 ComponentsConfiguration 0x1 0x2 0x3 0x0
9102 CompressedBitsPerPixel 2.6
9201 ShutterSpeedValue 580/100
9202 ApertureValue 320/100
9203 BrightnessValue 393/100
9204 ExposureBiasValue 0/100
9205 MaxApertureValue 300/100
9207 MeteringMode 5
9208 LightSource 0
9209 Flash 16
920a FocalLength 800/100
927c MakerNote
a000 FlashPixVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a001 ColorSpace 1
a002 ExifImageWidth 1600
a003 ExifImageLength 1200
a005 InteroperabilityOffset 1146
0001 InteroperabilityIndex R98
0002 InteroperabilityVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a20e FocalPlaneXResolution 2996.0
a20f FocalPlaneYResolution 2996.0
a210 FocalPlaneResolutionUnit 3
a217 SensingMethod 2
a300 FileSource 0x3
a301 SceneType 0x1
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a403 0
a406 0
a40a 0
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0103 Compression 6
0112 Orientation 1
011a XResolution 72.0
011b YResolution 72.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0201 JPEGInterchangeFormat 1294
0202 JPEGInterchangeFormatLength 10274
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2


S5600
Tag Name Value
010f Make FUJIFILM
0110 Model FinePix S5600
0112 Orientation 1
011a XResolution 72.0
011b YResolution 72.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0131 Software Digital Camera FinePix S5600 Ver1.00
0132 DateTime 2006:07:13 14:53:59
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2
8298 Copyright
8769 ExifOffset 294
829a ExposureTime 10/1000
829d FNumber 320/100
8822 ExposureProgram 2
8827 ISOSpeedRatings 200
9000 ExifVersion 0x30 0x32 0x32 0x30
9003 DateTimeOriginal 2006:07:13 14:53:59
9004 DateTimeDigitized 2006:07:13 14:53:59
9101 ComponentsConfiguration 0x1 0x2 0x3 0x0
9102 CompressedBitsPerPixel 2.0
9201 ShutterSpeedValue 661/100
9202 ApertureValue 340/100
9203 BrightnessValue 462/100
9204 ExposureBiasValue 0/100
9205 MaxApertureValue 340/100
9207 MeteringMode 5
9208 LightSource 0
9209 Flash 24
920a FocalLength 900/100
927c MakerNote
a000 FlashPixVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a001 ColorSpace 1
a002 ExifImageWidth 2048
a003 ExifImageLength 1536
a005 InteroperabilityOffset 1158
0001 InteroperabilityIndex R98
0002 InteroperabilityVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a20e FocalPlaneXResolution 3508.0
a20f FocalPlaneYResolution 3508.0
a210 FocalPlaneResolutionUnit 3
a217 SensingMethod 2
a300 FileSource 0x3
a301 SceneType 0x1
a401 0
a402 0
a403 0
a406 0
a40a 0
a40c 0
c4a5
0103 Compression 6
0112 Orientation 1
011a XResolution 72.0
011b YResolution 72.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0201 JPEGInterchangeFormat 1306
0202 JPEGInterchangeFormatLength 8748
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2

[PSI250]

more pics/data-
cheers,

S3500

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/PSI250/Image2.jpg
Tag Name Value
010f Make FUJIFILM
0110 Model FinePix S3500
0112 Orientation 1
011a XResolution 72.0
011b YResolution 72.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0131 Software Digital Camera FinePix S3500 Ver1.00
0132 DateTime 2006:04:17 15:26:34
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2
8298 Copyright
8769 ExifOffset 294
829a ExposureTime 10/3400
829d FNumber 320/100
8822 ExposureProgram 2
8827 ISOSpeedRatings 100
9000 ExifVersion 0x30 0x32 0x32 0x30
9003 DateTimeOriginal 2006:04:17 15:26:34
9004 DateTimeDigitized 2006:04:17 15:26:34
9101 ComponentsConfiguration 0x1 0x2 0x3 0x0
9102 CompressedBitsPerPixel 2.6
9201 ShutterSpeedValue 840/100
9202 ApertureValue 340/100
9203 BrightnessValue 635/100
9204 ExposureBiasValue 0/100
9205 MaxApertureValue 300/100
9207 MeteringMode 5
9208 LightSource 0
9209 Flash 16
920a FocalLength 2500/100
927c MakerNote
a000 FlashPixVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a001 ColorSpace 1
a002 ExifImageWidth 1600
a003 ExifImageLength 1200
a005 InteroperabilityOffset 1146
0001 InteroperabilityIndex R98
0002 InteroperabilityVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a20e FocalPlaneXResolution 2996.0
a20f FocalPlaneYResolution 2996.0
a210 FocalPlaneResolutionUnit 3
a217 SensingMethod 2
a300 FileSource 0x3
a301 SceneType 0x1
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a403 0
a406 0
a40a 0
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0112 Orientation 1
011a XResolution 72.0
011b YResolution 72.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0201 JPEGInterchangeFormat 1294
0202 JPEGInterchangeFormatLength 10139
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2


S5600

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/PSI250/Image3.jpg

Tag Name Value
010f Make FUJIFILM
0110 Model FinePix S5600
0112 Orientation 1
011a XResolution 72.0
011b YResolution 72.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0131 Software Digital Camera FinePix S5600 Ver1.00
0132 DateTime 2006:07:30 10:58:14
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2
8298 Copyright
8769 ExifOffset 294
829a ExposureTime 10/1250
829d FNumber 330/100
8822 ExposureProgram 2
8827 ISOSpeedRatings 800
9000 ExifVersion 0x30 0x32 0x32 0x30
9003 DateTimeOriginal 2006:07:30 10:58:14
9004 DateTimeDigitized 2006:07:30 10:58:14
9101 ComponentsConfiguration 0x1 0x2 0x3 0x0
9102 CompressedBitsPerPixel 2.6
9201 ShutterSpeedValue 705/100
9202 ApertureValue 340/100
9203 BrightnessValue 285/100
9204 ExposureBiasValue 0/100
9205 MaxApertureValue 340/100
9207 MeteringMode 5
9208 LightSource 0
9209 Flash 16
920a FocalLength 1330/100
927c MakerNote
a000 FlashPixVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a001 ColorSpace 1
a002 ExifImageWidth 1600
a003 ExifImageLength 1200
a005 InteroperabilityOffset 1158
0001 InteroperabilityIndex R98
0002 InteroperabilityVersion 0x30 0x31 0x30 0x30
a20e FocalPlaneXResolution 2741.0
a20f FocalPlaneYResolution 2741.0
a210 FocalPlaneResolutionUnit 3
a217 SensingMethod 2
a300 FileSource 0x3
a301 SceneType 0x1
a401 0
a402 0
a403 0
a406 0
a40a 0
a40c 0
c4a5
0103 Compression 6
0112 Orientation 1
011a XResolution 72.0
011b YResolution 72.0
0128 ResolutionUnit 2
0201 JPEGInterchangeFormat 1306
0202 JPEGInterchangeFormatLength 8684
0213 YCbCrPositioning 2

[sjseto]

Well, for one thing, the ISO that was used in the S3500 pictures was 100, while the S5600 used 200 and 800. Higher ISO will degrade image quality, although the S5600's image quality at higher ISO's tends to be better than that of its competition. You said that you had both cameras on "auto everything" which seems to indicate that the S5600 will sometimes choose higher ISO's when you don't choose it yourself. Try fixing the ISO of both cameras at the same ISO so that you can make a more accurate comparison between the two. Just make sure that the shutter speed required is fast enough that you don't get blur due to subject movement or camera shake - you don't want to mistake that for a problem with image quality.

Stephanie

[PSI250]

Thanks for your help, i will try manually setting the ISO on the s5600 and see how i go. i ended up selling the s3500 before i got the s5600 so cant compare shots anymore with same settings :(

ah well i can take the info you've suggested and see how i go.

cheers.