DxO Labs has announced the launch of DxOMark 2011, the latest version of its free online service for image quality data and analysis of DSLR cameras and lenses.

 

November 24, 2010: DxO Labs has announced the launch of DxOMark 2011, the latest version of its free online service for image quality data and analysis of DSLR cameras and lenses.
The new database will include reports on more than 200 new lens/camera combinations, pushing the total to nearly 1,000 data sets. DxOMark 2011 also includes a new ranking system that compiles data in an intuitive and comprehensive overall score, and easier navigation and image quality data access. With this update to DxOMark,
DxO Labs has revised its Peak Score – now called the “DxOMark Score” – and takes into account more difficult lighting conditions, corresponding to low-light indoor scenes. Under such conditions, high scores are earned by lenses featuring high f-numbers so long as their optical performance stays high at the widest apertures.
DxO Labs has also redesigned the scoring gauge to show both the DxOMark Score and consistency over the lens focal range at the same time. At a glance, visitors can now see how a lens – with its camera body – best performs and how its performance holds up across the focal range. Lenses can now be ranked using the DxOMark Score or using one of the five Optical Metric Scores: resolution, distortion, vignetting, transmission or chromatic aberrations.
Additionally, the new site makes it easy to compare lenses and camera bodies by adding each to a selection list and viewing a comparison page with every selected item. More information on the new features is available here.