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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 383387" data-attributes="member: 12496">I'm not sure that was the best test case.&nbsp; Looks like a dark day, and your exif says both shutter speeds were 10/300 second, which if that is 1/30 second, is extremely slow for a 300 mm lens.&nbsp; &nbsp; Not sure comparing the two is so meaningful, so much difference, but try it in bright light ( faster shutter), and a tripod is a good idea too. Or sit it on a fence post if nothing else, and use the self timer so your shutter finger does not wiggle it.&nbsp; Hang on to the loose strap, don't let it fall.&nbsp; A test needs all the care possible.Then your little 600x400 picture we see posted here resamples the 24 megapixels down to about 0.25 megapixels, which removes almost all of the detail.&nbsp; Almost all of the pixels have been discarded.&nbsp; So who knows what was there?&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Instead, look at and show us a 600x400 crop at 100% size.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not a resample, but a full size crop (a small crop of some good detail).&nbsp; Maybe a picture of a person at ten feet, and then crop out out one eye to see the eyelashes.Something like this:<img src="http://www.scantips.com/g2/crop2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Click it to see it a bit larger.&nbsp; This was high end gear.&nbsp; But see the point about trying to examine the tiny image?To compare two images, they need to be at same size.&nbsp; One sensor is about half size, you could use a focal length about half on the J2 (to see the same view size).&nbsp; Or with same lens, stand back 2x with the J2, or stand about half distance with the D5200.It is not the antialiasing filter, most all have that.The Picture Controls has a sharpening menu, which could be increased,&nbsp; but not sure we have seen the need yet?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 383387, member: 12496"] I'm not sure that was the best test case. Looks like a dark day, and your exif says both shutter speeds were 10/300 second, which if that is 1/30 second, is extremely slow for a 300 mm lens. Not sure comparing the two is so meaningful, so much difference, but try it in bright light ( faster shutter), and a tripod is a good idea too. Or sit it on a fence post if nothing else, and use the self timer so your shutter finger does not wiggle it. Hang on to the loose strap, don't let it fall. A test needs all the care possible. Then your little 600x400 picture we see posted here resamples the 24 megapixels down to about 0.25 megapixels, which removes almost all of the detail. Almost all of the pixels have been discarded. So who knows what was there? :) Instead, look at and show us a 600x400 crop at 100% size. Not a resample, but a full size crop (a small crop of some good detail). Maybe a picture of a person at ten feet, and then crop out out one eye to see the eyelashes. Something like this: [IMG]http://www.scantips.com/g2/crop2.jpg[/IMG] Click it to see it a bit larger. This was high end gear. But see the point about trying to examine the tiny image? To compare two images, they need to be at same size. One sensor is about half size, you could use a focal length about half on the J2 (to see the same view size). Or with same lens, stand back 2x with the J2, or stand about half distance with the D5200. It is not the antialiasing filter, most all have that. The Picture Controls has a sharpening menu, which could be increased, but not sure we have seen the need yet? [/QUOTE]

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