Presented here are photos from the Canon OES 30D and Nikon COOLPIX 8800.
Both the Canon OES 30D and Nikon COOLPIX 8800 are 8 Megapixel cameras of roughly the same vintage. The Canon EOS 30D takes all pictures with a 3:2 ratio, full size pictures are 3504 X 2336. The Nikons (both 8800 and 5700) take both 3:2 and 4:3 ratio pictures. In 3:2 ratio, pictures from the 8800 are 3264 X 2176, the rest of the pixels are used to make the taller 4:3 photos. The Nikon 8800 makes generally larger files than the Canon. The Nikon COOLPIX 5700 is a 5 Megapixel camera and the Nikon COOLPIX 2100 is a 2 Megapixel camera. The 2100 is the only one small enough to fit in a pocket. The COOLPIX cameras also take short movies with sound and are smaller and lighter than the SLR's. There is a longer delay between photos while the COOLPIX write the memory card, and there is more noise in the photos.
| ISO | Without Digital Zoom | With Digital Zoom/Teleconverter |
| 50 |  Nikon COOLPIX 8800VR ISO 50, JPEG (8 bit) Extra, Focal Length 89, Digital Zoom 1.0, 1/161 f/5.8 |  Nikon COOLPIX 8800VR ISO 50, JPEG (8 bit) Extra, Focal Length 356, Digital Zoom 4.0, 1/210 f/7.4 |
| 100 |  Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS USM ISO 100, JPEG Large Fine, Focal Length 400, 1/400 f/7.1 |  Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS USM, Kenko Teleplus PRO300 DG 2X ISO 100, JPEG Large Fine, Focal Length 800, 1/200 f/11 |
| 200 |  Nikon COOLPIX 8800VR ISO 200, JPEG (8 bit) Extra, Focal Length 89, Digital Zoom 1.0, 1/246 f/7.4 |  Nikon COOLPIX 8800VR ISO 200, JPEG (8 bit) Extra, Focal Length 356, Digital Zoom 4.0, 1/477.2 f/7.4 |
Cameras were mounted on a tripod, mirror of Canon was locked up. Nikon does not have a mirror. Remote shutter release was used with Canon. Delayed shutter release was used with Nikon.
Photos were shot through a relatively clean window, from the same tripod.