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Camera Distortion Test

Sony Rx100 Mk2's Lens Distortion Test

Distortion at 10mm.
 
Test by Sinan Ozturk   
PhotoAgainst Photo Editor's Comment: Barrel Distortion is optical flaw of a lens which causes straight lines in the photo look slightly curved outwards. Its much more apparent in wider focal lengths and zoom lenses and gets worse in the bottom or top of the photo, rather than center. It becomes apparent when skyline is photographed so we do barrel distortion tests with a clear skyline shot.

In the first comparison, skyline in the very bottom of the photo because this is where barrel distortion is worse for any lens.

In the second shot skyline is in the very center of the image where barrel distortion's effect is the least apparent.

In the third shot, skyline is in the 1/3 or 2/3 of the photo (golden rule) where distortion is same for both.

Red line in the photos are added in post production to show where skyline would suppose to be if lens were flawless with no distortion. The closer the real skyline to the red line, the better the lens and more apart the skyline from the red line, worse distortion the lens has.

For more information about this distortion tests, please read our distortion test guidelines.

After reviewing the test, scroll to the bottom of the page to compare Sony Rx100 Mk2's Lens's Barrel Distortion with other lenses.
  
  
  Test Photo # 1  
Photo_621Sony RX100 mk2  
F:6.3, S:1/1600, ISO:160    
Photo by Sinan Ozturk 
    EXIF    
Sony RX100 mk2     Camera    
    Lens    
6.3     Aperture    
1/1600     Shutter    
160     ISO    
139     Brightness    
10 mm.     Focal Length    
28 mm.     Foc.Len.FF eq    
18 mm.     Foc.Len.APS-C    
0.73 Mb.   Filesize    
1625 x 1080 [1 MP.]   Dimensions    
 
  Test Photo # 2  
Photo_622Sony RX100 mk2  
F:6.3, S:1/1250, ISO:160    
Photo by Sinan Ozturk 
    EXIF    
Sony RX100 mk2     Camera    
    Lens    
6.3     Aperture    
1/1250     Shutter    
160     ISO    
137     Brightness    
10 mm.     Focal Length    
28 mm.     Foc.Len.FF eq    
18 mm.     Foc.Len.APS-C    
0.87 Mb.   Filesize    
1622 x 1080 [1 MP.]   Dimensions    
 
  Test Photo # 3  
Photo_623Sony RX100 mk2  
F:6.3, S:1/1000, ISO:160    
Photo by Sinan Ozturk 
    EXIF    
Sony RX100 mk2     Camera    
    Lens    
6.3     Aperture    
1/1000     Shutter    
160     ISO    
135     Brightness    
10 mm.     Focal Length    
28 mm.     Foc.Len.FF eq    
18 mm.     Foc.Len.APS-C    
0.97 Mb.   Filesize    
1625 x 1080 [1 MP.]   Dimensions    
 
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