ISO comparison

These ISO test photos were taken at the camera's full 12-megapixel resolution, not using any of the EXR modes. The results are good, but they are nothing special. Even at the lowest ISO setting, the camera behaves like a typical compact megazoom producing soft photos that noticeably dip in quality at ISO 400. They also tend to look more like watercolor paintings than photos when viewed at 100 percent as well as with large prints or on a large TV screen. Things get grainier above that, but there's still perceived detail if photos are viewed at small sizes. The 6-megapixel High ISO & Low Noise EXR mode results are slightly better.