FujiFilm
FinePix F420 Camera
and WP-FX420 Underwater Housing
WP-FX420 housing and F420 camera: test pictures
full-frame, uncorrected |
full-size corner detail. |
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An uncorrected image is shown above. Optical performance is typical
for an air-corrected lens behind a flat port. Correction is not
necessary, but a small improvement can be obtained if so desired.
The image corrected for pincushion distortion using Panorama
Tools, with slight adjustments to contrast and colour balance
using Photoshop, is shown below. Unsharp masking built-in to
the camera firmware precludes effective correction for chromatic
aberration. |
The PanoTools radial correction coefficients used were:
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Note: The photographs above
are not a test of flash performance. The light source used was
2x Greenforce Marine 'Squid' 30W HID lamps mounted on lighting
stands on either side of the camera. |
Photographs by Rob Hancock and John Bantin, ©
Cameras Underwater 2004. |
3.1M pixels effective
(2048 x 1536)
Auto flash with
optical sensor on camera body.
Depth rating:
40m
