Samsung WB850F review

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Samsung WB850F review
The Samsung WB850F has 16MP and Wi-Fi for uploading images to social networks and emailing them to friends

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As part of our image quality testing for the Samsung WB850F, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Samsung WB850F is capable of resolving up to around 20 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them please read the full article.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Samsung WB850F review

Samsung WB850F review

ISO 100, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 200, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 400, score: 16 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 800, score: 14 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 1600, score: 10 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 3200, score: n/a (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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