In order to adequately compare the images presented here, your browser needs to be operating in a "True Colour" or RGB mode. i.e. A mode capable of displaying in excess of 250,000 distinct colours. Also, since some of the images are very large, you will get better results if your screen resolution is capable of displaying images upto 1280x1024.
This page contains a comparison of the various image formats and resolutions capable with the Kodak DC210 Digital camera. All of the images are of the same subject matter, which
is my sister's new lily pond. The subject matter contains a variety of detail: edges, both curved and straight; a fair mix of colours, although it is a bit deficient in red's; and a broad intensity range. (I had hoped to include some very vivid red's as the pond contains a number of very brilliant goldfish. Unfortunately, the fish did not want to pose for the camera and remained too deep in the pond to register on the picture.) The images identified as being taken using Kodak's FlashPix format, are shown here as JPEG images with minimal image compression. The images identified as being taken in JPEG format are the actual JPEG images captured by the camera.
The information shown for image quality is the designation used by the camera.
| Resolution / Quality | FlashPix | JPEG |
| 1152x864 / Best | View 742Kb | View 240Kb |
| 1152x864 / Better | View 632Kb | View 170Kb |
| 1152x864 / Good | View 479Kb | View 102Kb |
| 640x480 / Best | View 322Kb | View 116Kb |
| 640x480 / Better | View 270Kb | View 66Kb |
| 640x480 / Good | View 210Kb | View 55Kb |
In general, there is little difference in image detail between the two formats (FlashPix and JPEG). The primary difference appears to be that the FlashPix format contains approximately a 25% higher number of distinct colours. On the other hand, there is a distinct difference in the detail that is visible as the quality is reduced. In order to illustrate this, the following comparison images are provided. The images are screen shots from Paint Shop Pro, showing the same image area from two different formats zoomed-in so that the individual pixels are clearly visible. Note that the FlashPix image is on the left and the JPEG image is on the right.