Permalink19 May 2009 at 16:55 by QC Team
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© José Manuel Gelpi DíazThe Quality Control (QC) Team come across a huge variety of digital cameras used by contributors who submit to Alamy. This varies from compact cameras through DSLRs to medium format digital backs.
In our submission guidelines we state that contributors should use a DSLR camera with a resolution of at least 6 mega pixels. Images from 6MP DSLR cameras can be acceptable to Alamy but will require careful upsizing and processing to produce an image that will pass QC.
Compact cameras require a higher pixel count (compared to that of DSLRs) to pass QC. This is due to their smaller sensor size and generally poorer quality optics. Unless processed very carefully they can show digital noise, interpolation artifacts and chromatic aberration (coloured fringing). Realistically, only high-end digital compacts have a better than average chance of passing QC.
In order to help you we’ve compiled a list of cameras that we have found to produce images of an acceptable quality when used in varied conditions. Please note that any cameras included in this list need to be used at their optimum settings and the images carefully processed using a professional image software package such as Adobe Photoshop.
This list will give you an idea of whether the camera that you are using is capable of producing the results required (when used correctly) to pass QC. Of course, even the best cameras on the market will only produce technically acceptable images in the hands of a knowledgeable operator.
At present we recommend the following cameras for submissions to Alamy:
Canon
- Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
- Canon EOS 5D
- Canon EOS-1D Mark III
- Canon EOS-1D Mark II
- Canon EOS-1Ds
- Canon EOS 50D
- Canon EOS 40D
- Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel Xsi / EOS KISS X2
- Canon EOS 30D
- Canon EOS 1000D / Digital Rebel XS
- Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi
- Canon EOS 20D
- Canon EOS 350D / Digital Rebel XT
Contax
Epson
Fuji
Leica
Nikon
- Nikon D3X
- Nikon D3
- Nikon D700
- Nikon D300
- Nikon D2X/s
- Nikon D90
- Nikon D200
- Nikon D60
- Nikon D80
- Nikon D40X
Olympus
- Olympus E620
- Olympus E-30
- Olympus E-520
- Olympus E-450
- Olympus E-410
- Olympus E-420
- Olympus E-3
- Olympus E-510
- Olympus E-410
- Olympus E-400
Panasonic
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10
Pentax
- Pentax K20D
- Pentax K200D
- Pentax K10D / Grand Prix
Samsung
- Samsung GX-20
- Samsung GX-10
- Samsung GX-1s
Sony
- Sony DSLR A900
- Sony DSLR-A700
- Sony DSLR-A350
- Sony DSLR-A300
- Sony DSLR-A200
- Sony DSLR-A100
Please note there may be other digital cameras that can produce files which would also be acceptable to Alamy.
Alamy QC Team
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