Nikon Df review

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Nikon Df review
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As part of our image quality testing for the Nikon Df, 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 Nikon Df is capable of resolving up to around 26 (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, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

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

JPEG

ISO 100

Full ISO image. See the cropped (100%) versions below.

ISO 100 cropped

ISO 100. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 200 crop

ISO 200. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution image)

ISO 400 crop

ISO 400. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 800 crop

ISO 800. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 1600 crop

ISO 1600. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 3200 crop

ISO 3200. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 6400 crop

ISO 6400. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

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ISO 12800. Score XX. (Click here to view the full resolution)

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ISO 25600. Score 22. (Click here to view the full resolution)

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ISO 51200. Score 20. (Click here to view the full resolution)

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ISO 102400. Score 18. (Click here to view the full resolution)

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ISO 204800. Score 18. (Click here to view the full resolution)

Raw

ISO 100 crop

ISO 100. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 200 crop

ISO 200. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 400 crop

ISO 400. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 800 crop

ISO 800. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 1600 crop

ISO 1600. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 3200 crop

ISO 3200. Score 26. (Click here to view the full resolution)

ISO 6400 crop

ISO 6400. Score 24. (Click here to view the full resolution)

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ISO 12800. Score 22. (Click here to view the full resolution)

Nikon Df review

ISO 25600. Score 22. (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Nikon Df review

ISO 51200. Score 20. (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Nikon Df review

ISO 102400. Score 20. (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Nikon Df review

ISO 204800. Score 20. (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Angela Nicholson