Quote Originally Posted by Anbesol
I really wished they would hold 8-bit standard measurements, understandably its not 'peak performance' but its more practical and relevant, actually means something to the end user. I am surprised how well the Sony combo's fair in their tests though considering the 12 to 14 bit disparity.

*edit - not saying holding 8-bit exclusively, but cross reference 8-bit in their testing. Either by doing jpeg engine, converting in raw, or compressed 8-bit raw standards.

Why don't they do that anyway?
This is an interesting idea that at first glance I didn't think was a great idea. However after a second or third thought I'd add or amend this by saying that a rating for in-camera default JPEG conversion might be a good idea.

The most recent cameras do a very good job and any weaknesses are usually user induced or are white balance related. At least one brand in one model has a very specific color cast that is noticeable. There are certainly other items as well including de-mosaicing implementations that could be looked at too.

A big drawback to this type of evaluation is so much data is lost in the 8-bit data that in many cases differences are literally in the noise and not quantifiable to a meaningful level.

Of course this evaluation doesn't exactly relate to DxO's lens/body combination ratings either!

Still could be intriguing, but how meaningful I am not sure. Some of the DxO work now is already in the realm of the esoteric.