Sue Scott |
film noise I have a Canon PowerShot S3 IS and I love it as an all around general purpose camera. However! It is all but useless for indoors. ISO over 200 has extreme (in my opinion) film noise. I took an indoor shot today in a fairly bright, (lots of windows)scene but it required 800 ISO and 1/60 shutter speed to have enough light with a blurry, VERY noisy result. Using the flash doesn't improve things very much. Obviously a tripod/lower iso/faster shutter speed would help, but a tripod is not always an option. Could it be a sensor problem? Or is this a common drawback with this model?
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Pete H |
Hello Sue, Sorry to say yes; it is a common problem with small sensors in that type of camera. Just a year ago, ISO 800 noise in DSLR's was the norm as well and quite unacceptable to most photographers. Technology in just the last year has overcome this problem (or at least greatly reduced it) for the photographer; though not without some financial outlay. all the best, Pete
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Christopher A. Walrath |
Sorry, been away for a couple of days. But I am curious. What exactly is FILM noise? Thanks
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Sue Scott |
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