Samsung MV800 review

Tilting touchscreen and 16MP on a compact camera

Samsung MV800
The tilting touchscreen is handy and the body comes in different colours

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Resolution charts

As part of our image quality testing for the Samsung MV800, 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 Samsung MV800 is capable of resolving up to around 18 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

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

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 100

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 80

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 80

ISO 80, score: 20 (see full image)

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 100

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso

ISO 100, score: 18 (see full image)

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 200

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 200

ISO 200, score: 16 (see full image)

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 400

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 400

ISO 400, score: 16 (see full image)

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 800

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 800

ISO 800, score: 16 (see full image)

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 1600

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 1600

ISO 1600, score: 12 (see full image)

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 3200

Samsung mv800 review: resolution iso 3200

ISO 3200, score: n/a (see full image)

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them please click here to read the full article.

Amy Davies

Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was once part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She often partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every single day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar.