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Jul 19, 2021 11:46:18   #
RGTX
 
This is probably just a "User ID 10t error". I recently took several indoor photos with fairly low light. I shot at 3200 ISO (not all that high) both JPEG and RAW. Back in PS I first edited them in Camera Raw. No matter what I did, even with "Noise Reduction" I ended up with noticeable graininess. However, if I ignore the RAW file and just work with the JPEG there's no graininess. I shot with a Canon 6D Mark II with a Canon 35mm f/1.4 EF lens. Seems like the camera does a pretty good job of getting rid of the graininess. I wish I could do as well in RAW in PS. Any comments would be appreciated.

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Jul 19, 2021 11:54:48   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
It would help if you posted an actual image example. You can use DPP to process from RAW to JPEG, just 'zero-out' the NR defaults to see the image from the camera.

Recognizing posting a RAW is probably size prohibited, you need to remember for a RAW: there is no 'post processing' of the image from the camera. That is: no sharpening, no noise reduction, no color adjustments. Those camera settings apply to the JPEG, not the Camera "raw".

You should be able to do better than the camera overall in your Adobe software. If unfamiliar with sharpening and noise reduction, here are to introduction posts to both topics, based on Adobe Lightroom:

Basics of noise processing

Basics of Lightroom Sharpening

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Jul 19, 2021 13:14:54   #
Ysarex Loc: St. Louis
 
RGTX wrote:
This is probably just a "User ID 10t error". I recently took several indoor photos with fairly low light. I shot at 3200 ISO (not all that high) both JPEG and RAW. Back in PS I first edited them in Camera Raw. No matter what I did, even with "Noise Reduction" I ended up with noticeable graininess. However, if I ignore the RAW file and just work with the JPEG there's no graininess. I shot with a Canon 6D Mark II with a Canon 35mm f/1.4 EF lens. Seems like the camera does a pretty good job of getting rid of the graininess. I wish I could do as well in RAW in PS. Any comments would be appreciated.
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The JPEG from the camera was made from the raw data. Whatever the camera was able to do you should be able to do as well or better.

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Jul 19, 2021 19:55:44   #
rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
 
Most likely it is caused by setting the sharpness level too high. Try localized sharpening instead. Avoid sharpening areas which are not in focus, they don't need it.

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Jul 21, 2021 04:33:35   #
kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy
 
You probably have a noise reduction algorithm working on jpgs in your camera image orocessing. I'll bet good noise reduction software like Topaz AI would do the trick with your raw images.

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Jul 21, 2021 05:44:57   #
RGTX
 
Thanks, I'll look into that.

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