Native ISO question
Mar 9, 2015 22:14:30 #
jethro779 wrote:
It means the best picture with the least noticeable noise. In the case of a Nikon D90 it is 200. D3000 it is 100. My daughters Canon Elph is 80.
native iso is not defined in terms of noise or image quality.
It may or may not be the lowest iso available in a camera.
http://photographylife.com/nikon-d810-vs-d800e-iso-comparison
Mar 10, 2015 05:41:35 #
jamesl wrote:
I have seen the term "native ISO" mentioned occasionally and wondered what it is.
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Mar 10, 2015 06:11:42 #
DaveHam
Loc: Reading UK
The native ISO - bad term - is the ISO level at which the sensor is designed to perform, and is therefore the level at which noise should be at a minimum.
Increasing ISO in a digital camera is done by amplifying the signal which - as with a sound system - adds electronic noise which manifests itself as specks particularly in the darker areas of an image.
Nikon native ISO used to be 200 on older cameras like the D200; today they are set at ISO100.
Increasing ISO in a digital camera is done by amplifying the signal which - as with a sound system - adds electronic noise which manifests itself as specks particularly in the darker areas of an image.
Nikon native ISO used to be 200 on older cameras like the D200; today they are set at ISO100.
Mar 10, 2015 07:41:32 #
Hi Linda. It is the best ISO to keep noise lower. Where the sensor does it's best work. Same as when we were shooting film.:) ASA25 rocked ASA400 was for low light. Those were the days!!!!:)
Linda From Maine wrote:
But what does "native ISO" mean? The lowest the sensor can go?
Mar 10, 2015 08:10:14 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
But what does "native ISO" mean? The lowest the sensor can go?
I would say it means that's the ISO you use to get the best possible images, compared with using other ISO settings. Going higher or lower will not improve the quality of the image captured by the sensor.
A sensor's ISO is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of current applied to it.
Mar 10, 2015 08:55:49 #
The Villages
Loc: The Villages, Florida
jerryc41 wrote:
I would say it means that's the ISO you use to get the best possible images, compared with using other ISO settings. Going higher or lower will not improve the quality of the image captured by the sensor.
A sensor's ISO is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of current applied to it.
A sensor's ISO is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of current applied to it.
Jerry: In general, doesn't going to higher ISO (whether native or not) tend to cause more noise...and therefore affect image quality?
Mar 10, 2015 09:09:11 #
PCity wrote:
Jerry: In general, doesn't going to higher ISO (whether native or not) tend to cause more noise...and therefore affect image quality?
Yes, it does. I prefer to shoot at 100 as much as possible. With the newer cameras, you can increase ISO quite a bit and still get excellent results. Better to increase the ISO than get a shaky shot at 1/8 second.
Mar 10, 2015 09:13:36 #
jerryc41 wrote:
...A sensor's ISO is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of current applied to it.
checkout last message/paragraph: 4:27 AM
http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00cwot
Mar 10, 2015 09:37:48 #
oldtigger wrote:
checkout last message/paragraph: 4:27 AM
http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00cwot
http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00cwot
That's more info than I want. :D
Mar 10, 2015 09:51:02 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That's more info than I want. :D
I know what you mean about more sometimes being too much, my point was there was no mention of using sensor current as a THIRD method of trimming ISO value.
Mar 10, 2015 10:09:13 #
jamesl wrote:
I have seen the term "native ISO" mentio... (show quote)
Never cared what the "native" ISO is on my 7D. I just use the lowest ISO to get the best results that the light will allow.
Mar 10, 2015 10:15:29 #
I think we are beating this ISO to death. ISO being roughly equal to the old ASA rating in film days, the important thing is how high can you go without incurring a little 'noise' that can be easily cloned out, or the maximum ISO above which the noise level is unacceptable and too difficult to fix.
Personally, I set my Canon for a max of 400 but will, when necessary, manually override that up to 1200 and still not get unacceptable noise.
Personally, I set my Canon for a max of 400 but will, when necessary, manually override that up to 1200 and still not get unacceptable noise.
Mar 10, 2015 10:15:45 #
oldtigger wrote:
I know what you mean about more sometimes being too much, my point was there was no mention of using sensor current as a THIRD method of trimming ISO value.
From what I have read, increasing the sensitivity of a sensor is accomplished by increasing the voltage to it.
http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/2946/how-is-iso-implemented-in-digital-cameras
And -
#1 in the question.
http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/2946/how-is-iso-implemented-in-digital-cameras
Mar 10, 2015 10:19:13 #
I think we are beating this ISO to death. ISO being roughly equal to the old ASA rating in film days, the important thing is how high can you go without incurring a little 'noise' that can be easily cloned out, or the maximum ISO above which the noise level is unacceptable and too difficult to fix.
Personally, I set my Canon for a max of 400 but will, when necessary, have manually overridden that up to 1200 and still not get unacceptable noise.
Personally, I set my Canon for a max of 400 but will, when necessary, have manually overridden that up to 1200 and still not get unacceptable noise.
Mar 10, 2015 10:30:45 #
Native ISO, which varies by camera and model, is the lowest ISO setting that is not in the format of "-1". I think of it as the ISO that the camera/sensor was designed to be used at. Anything higher will introduce some level of noise. In the olden days, when using film, one might have a roll of ISO 800 film which was shot with a one-stop "PUSH" to ISO 1600, which was accomplished in the processing. The film, however, had a native ISO of 800. Thats how I think of it. YMMV.
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