While this is just a picture of a poster, the color values for the various skin tones are pretty representative of the three ethnic groups represented. The Picture CD scan gets all the difficult colors in this shot exactly right, and has no problem with overall white balance as do many digicams on this shot. The exceptionally fine detail is visible in this shot in the rendering of the fine silver threads in the Oriental model's kimono. Since this is more a test of the lens than the capture device itself, we didn't think it relevant to use for comparison with the various devices we've reviewed on this site. Tonal range is very good, although the shadow detail isn't as good as with some digicams we've tested.
Resolution is exceptional.
The resolution target is interesting in that it measures absolute resolution, rather than apparent detail. As a result, the Picture CD images test-out about the same on this shot as the best of the 1.5 megapixel cameras, or perhaps the general run of 2 megapixel ones. Or, Return to the Imaging Resource home page .