Canon 20D Highest Usable ISO?

[ftacnikaustin]

So I'm taking a few pictures at a friends graduation ceremony tomorrow and I was wondering what the highest usable ISO is on my 20D? I know it goes up to 3200 but the shots look pretty bad. Is there a number I should not go past? I know it's going to be pretty dark so we'll see how this is going to turn out. Thanks

 

[UUilliam]

First:
What lens are you using and what is the largest aperture

secondly: how is the lighting? (what light source is it.)


my guess however (i haven't seen a 20D iso test yet)
is about 1600

another tip i learned recently, underexposing to get that quicker shutter speed is okay, you can fix it easily with Camera RAW / Photoshop
As long as you don't underexpose too much, about 1 - 2 stops maximum.

 

[Misfitlimp]

prolly more like 400 - 800

 

[KmH]

Noisy photos are way better than blurry photos. Set the ISO high enough to get sufficient shutter speed.

 

[ftacnikaustin]

Thanks guys. I used my 50 1.8 and set my ISO to 800 max shutter speed about 30 or 25 depending on the shot.

 

[Baaaark]

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[Big Mike]

I use up to 1600 on my 20Ds...but only when the shots aren't too important or it's a dire need for shutter speed.

Normally, ISO 800 is as high as I like to go.