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Low Light Photo In A Tunnel By Joshua Waller.Cameras designed to be great at low light photography have a wide range of uses. Do you want to take photos of the night sky, stars, or? Or, perhaps you want to capture photos in small, indoor venues where the lighting is poor, or you might want to shoot where the light levels drop dramatically as you descend into the depths of the ocean.
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Clicking 'Buy on Amazon USA' will redirect you to the Amazon store for your country. Sensor: 24.2MP Stacked Exmor RS Full-Frame BSI CMOS sensor. ISO Range: ISO range 100-51,200 with the mechanical shutter (expands to 50-204,800), ISO range 100-25,600 with the electronic shutter.
In-camera 5 axis sensor-shift image stabilisationThe lower pixel count on the full frame sensor does suggest that noise may be well controlled and on test, this was proven to be true with images, essentially, being noise-free up to around ISO 800, after which detail begins to suffer and by ISO 6400 results are becoming quite mushy. Higher ISO values are not recommended unless they are the only way to get the image desired.As for the 5-axis image stabilisation built into the camera, it is claimed to offer up to 5 stops advantage. However, the best we were able to achieve was 4 stops, but within that limitation, the system did the job very well, and will also help with video recording.Sony Alpha 9 (ILCE-9) ISO test images. Sensor: 24.5mp BSI CMOS sensor. ISO100 - ISO51200 (extends to ISO50 and ISO204800).
In-camera 5 axis sensor-shift image stabilisationThe Z6 has a wide ISO range, from ISO100 to ISO51200, which can be extended down to ISO50 (Low 1), and up to ISO2048000 (Hi 2). Noise performance is very good, with usable results up to ISO6400, and even ISO12800. Noise levels increase at ISO25600, and detail drops more noticeably. Colour saturation remains good, even up to ISO51200. ISO102400 shows stronger noise, and colour saturation drops off, so we'd generally recommend avoiding this setting. Noise becomes excessive at ISO204800. Noise reduction options available are Off, Low, Normal, and High.The camera has a 5-axis sensor-based image stabilisation system, that works with Z mount lenses, but also works when you use a Nikon F lens with VR, with the FTZ adapter, so that you can benefit from both image stabilisation systems. The system is said to give up to 5-stops of image stabilisation.Nikon Z6 ISO test images.
Sensor: 45.7mp Full-Frame BSI CMOS sensor. ISO Range: ISO64-ISO25600, extended: ISO32-ISO102400.
Lens-based optical image stabilisationShooting with a 45.7mp camera makes it easy to spot any errors made in focus or errors caused by using a shutter speed that is too slow, resulting in image blur. We'd recommend the use of a lens with VR (Vibration Reduction) image stabilisation, or high-quality prime lenses to get the best out of the camera, and it's also important to be aware of your own shooting style, as care may need to be taken to improve your shooting technique to get the best out of the camera.For the lowest noise and best detail possible we would recommend using ISO64 to ISO3200, as images have low levels of noise and good levels of detail. Noise is extremely low and doesn't really begin to show up until you reach ISO6400 where detail starts to reduce. However, for low light situations, ISO6400 to ISO12800 still provide good results.Even when you reach ISO25600, the camera still produces usable results, with good noise control (depending on your intended use). At ISO51200, noise levels become strong and we would recommend avoiding this setting if possible as colour saturation drops off, although results may still be useful if resized and used on the web. ISO102400 is best avoided as noise is at its highest high.
ISO32 is also available but it shows lower dynamic range.Noise reduction options available are: Off, Low, Normal, and High. We took photos using the default setting of Normal, and users of previous Nikon DSLRs may want to reduce this to Low, as the default setting has quite strong noise reduction.When compared to the, the D850 gives improved noise performance while also giving an increased resolution.
The D850 also offers a similar performance to the which too has a full-frame high-resolution BSI CMOS sensor.Overall, thanks to the new, noise performance is excellent, giving you have a wide ISO range, unlike some high-resolution competitors, such as the Canon EOS 5DS/R with its limited ISO range. The noise performance is an improvement over the, with cleaner results straight from the camera, giving a higher usable ISO range, whilst also offering an increased resolution.The camera will, however, show any weaknesses in your photography technique, whether weak lenses, slow shutter speeds, or shaky hands. You may have to be prepared to improve your technique or possibly your lens collection, with the best performance possible with prime lenses. Image stabilised lenses are definitely recommended, particularly if you want to record video without a tripod.Nikon D850 ISO test images. Sensor: 20mp Full-Frame CMOS sensor.
ISO Range: ISO100 to ISO102400, extends further to ISO3,280,000 (Hi 5). Lens-based optical image stabilisationThe Nikon D5 is Nikon's top of the range high-speed professional Digital SLR that has an ISO speed that goes all the way up to 3.2million and it definitely gives better noise performance than the Nikon D4s, particularly at ISO12800 and ISO25600.At ISO51200, there is better control of chroma (coloured) noise compared to the D4s, and results are still good. At ISO102400 colour starts to drop off as noise increases, and it's at this ISO speed that you'd most likely want to process the image further or avoid this setting.ISO204800 (Hi 1) may provide usable results if further processing is applied, or the images are resized for use on the web, but above this ISO setting, at ISO409600 (Hi 2) and above, noise becomes very strong, colour saturation drops and noise becomes dominant and quite unpleasant. Something interesting to note is that bright whites still come through fairly well even up to Hi 3 which may be useful for black and white surveillance photography.Noise performance from the Nikon D5 is better than the,. There are also High ISO NR options of Off, Low, Normal, High, with Normal being the default setting.Without a doubt, the Nikon D5 has some of the best noise performance we've seen from any camera, and image quality is excellent.Nikon D5 ISO test images. Sensor: 20mp Full-Frame CMOS sensor.
ISO Range: ISO100 to 51200, expands to ISO50 up to ISO409600. Lens-based optical image stabilisationThe Canon's ISO range goes from ISO50 (Extended), all the way to ISO409600 (Extended). We took the below shots with the default noise reduction settings, and auto white balance set to 'White' results. High ISO speed NR settings are Disable (off), low, standard (default), and high.The big question is how the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II performs compared to the for noise at higher ISO speeds. From ISO50 to ISO3200 there's not much difference between the two cameras.
At ISO6400, there's a slight difference, with stronger noise reduction on the Nikon D5, which results in slightly more detail in the Canon image. At ISO12800, there's a slight drop in colour saturation on the Canon, with slightly coarser (larger) noise visible, compared to the D5 image.
This is continued at ISO25600 with the Nikon D5 producing an image with less noise that is finer and images have better colour saturation. At ISO51200 noise increases for both cameras, and colour saturation drops. At ISO102400 noise gets a little uglier on the Canon, but colour saturation remains quite good, whereas it suffers on the D5, particularly the darker colours. ISO102400 may still be usable on the Canon but above this noise becomes quite ugly and it'd be best to avoid using an ISO setting above ISO102400. ISO204800 looks better on the Nikon D5 and whilst you wouldn't want to use ISO409600 on either camera, the results from the Nikon D5 are better with more definition in details.Ultimately, both cameras produce results that can be used happily up to ISO25600, or processed further at higher ISO settings, with reasonable fairly results up to ISO102400. Processing the raw files, or resizing images for use on the web would also reduce noise levels.The Canon EOS-1D X Mark II performs exceptionally well, delivering excellent image quality with excellent noise performance.Canon EOS 1D X Mark II ISO test images.
Sensor: 30mp Full-Frame CMOS sensor. ISO Range: ISO50-102400 (ISO100 to ISO32000 before expansion). Lens-based optical image stabilisationNoise performance is very good between ISO100 until ISO6400 when some noise starts to appear. ISO25600 is most likely the highest ISO setting you'll want to use without applying further processing to images, as noise becomes much stronger at ISO51200, and at this setting, you're best resizing the image or converting to black and white (or both). The ISO speed goes up to ISO102400, and this setting is best avoided. At the lowest ISO setting of ISO50, dynamic range is reduced.Noise performance is similar to the, although, at higher ISO settings, including ISO25600, there is less chroma noise (coloured patches of colour) in the 5D Mark IV images. Processing 5D Mark III raw images with the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw is likely to get equally good results.Noise performance at ISO25600 is better than the 36 megapixel, and, and very similar to the 42 megapixel (which goes to show the benefits of BSI CMOS sensors).Noise reduction options are: Off, Low, Standard, High, and if you're shooting JPEG only, then there is a Multi-shot Noise Reduction option.
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We took these shots with 'High ISO speed NR' set to Standard, which is the default option.Canon EOS 5D Mark IV ISO test images.Budget Full Frame Camera:. Sensor: 20mp Full-Frame CMOS sensor. ISO Range: ISO100 - ISO25600, expands to ISO50 - ISO102400. Lens-based optical image stabilisationWith a 20.2 megapixel sensor, the Canon EOS 6D offers ISO50 to ISO102400 when using the ISO expansion feature.Images are virtually noise free at ISO50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600, with a very slight increase in chroma noise at ISO3200. There is also a very slight loss of detail at ISO3200. There is a more noticeable increase in noise at ISO6400, with the slight loss of detail again, however, images are still very impressive.
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At ISO12800 the camera does a good job of controlling the noise, with just a slight increase again, although detail does suffer. At ISO25600 noise becomes quite dominant, particularly in darker colours. At ISO51200 noise is more noticeable again as red, green and blue dots and patches start to appear.
Noise gets quite ugly at ISO102400, and it's best to avoid this setting.Canon EOS 6D ISO test images.