Fujifilm XF1 Samples

The crops below show the quality of the Fuji XF1 next to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 at the same ISO. These cameras both have a large sensitivity range, reaching up to ISO 3200 at full-resolution. The XF1 drops to 6 MP at ISO 6400 and both cameras drop to 3 MP at 12800. They are both advanced cameras with full manual controls and manual focus. They each sport an ultra-bright ultra-wide lens.

All images below are 100% crops from their respective camera taken at the highest image quality JPEG setting available. ISO, aperture and white-balance were set on camera. Other settings were left at their default values. These crops help determine which ISO settings is acceptable on these cameras. As noise increases, most cameras compensate with noise reduction which introduces softness. The point at which a print become too noisy is a matter of personal taste.

Fuji XF1	Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7
The Fuji XF1 shows excessive softness at all ISO here due to forced noise-reduction at slow shutter-speeds. The image gallery shows it can produce much sharper images at the same ISO setting but considering other cameras can do it, the XF1 finds itself one step behind.	ISO 80
ISO 100	ISO 100
ISO 200	ISO 200
ISO 400	ISO 400
ISO 800	ISO 800
ISO 1600	ISO 1600
ISO 3200	ISO 3200
ISO 6400	ISO 6400
ISO 12800	ISO 1280