CSM Image Quality

Imatest LLC
  Abstract
In this paper we review the factors, beyond the megapixel count, that make up a camera's overall image quality and compare the emerging Compact System Camera format to other formats, such as DSLR and point and shoot formats, on the basis of these image quality factors.

  Introduction
This paper reviews the image quality factors (IQFs) that make up a camera's overall image quality and compares the emerging Compact System Camera (CSC) format with DSLR and point-and-shoot formats on the basis of these IQFs. The paper also reviews key components of camera systems that influence IQFs and compares typical components in the emerging CSC format with typical components in the Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) format.

Megapixel Count
Megapixel count has been successfully marketed as the single most important number in defining how good a camera is; most consumers now believe the megapixel count can be used as a measure of the overall image quality of a camera...