Best iso setting for your camera

[HughGuessWho99 14]

Your real problem is that your horizon is tilted and your WB is too warm.

 

[Overread17 5]

Ok guys tone back the sillyness now.


Also note ISOs between full stops on the camera (eg ISO 160) which are often enabled by a menu setting and are not set as default are often not true ISO values. The camera instead uses a higher or lower ISO when the photo is taken and then adjusts the exposure to suit the selected ISO. As a result whilst the in-between ISO's exist they are not always as noise free as it would be using the ISO higher or lower than it. Although this is likely something you won't see much difference in until you're shooting at high ISO values or unless you underexposed and then boosted brightness a fair bit.

 

[Overread17 5]

How can i find out the optimal setting for the d3200?

Have you tried the Internet?

I understand there are lots of answers out there.

Psst the forum is on the internet - really no joke we're all on it right now! The real Internet!

 

[Josh66]

Here is a iso comparison on my tamron 11-16 on the smallest aperture corner crop.

These are 100% crops?

Clearly, any difference that may be present is insignificant...

Yes.

I can barely tell the difference.





If you really want to see which one is theoretically better, I have an idea. Do the same test, except underexpose by 1 or 2 stops. Bring them back up to the proper levels in PP. That should exaggerate any differences that are present.

I just thought that up right now, but I see no reason it wouldn't work. If you still see no difference, the answer is: It doesn't matter.

 

[hamlet]

Your real problem is that your horizon is tilted and your WB is too warm.

I usually ignore the white balance on my camera and leave it on auto, there are too many settings i just dont want to be bothered with. If the picture bugs, then i use lightroom to adjust my picture. Here is the full picture so you can get an idea what i was going for:

 

[Josh66]

So, that's your "front yard"?

Nice!

 

[Overread17 5]

See now I once had an earwig somehow get into the mirror box of my camera once - it fell out though.

However I think you somehow got a hamster stuck in your camera!

 

[hamlet]

That's just a preview, i still have to fiddle with that picture and upload it to my pictures on here. So i put the biggest watermark on it i could find, because this is only a teaser of things to come.

 

[Josh66]

So i put the biggest watermark on it i could find

:lmao:

 

[runnah]

See now I once had an earwig somehow get into the mirror box of my camera once - it fell out though. However I think you somehow got a hamster stuck in your camera!

Not sure but I think that might have been silly.

 

[beachrat]

Did you figure out how to adjust your iso yet?

 

[Overread17 5]

That's no watermark

That's a hamstermark!





In other news I honestly can't see anything between the ISO 100 and 200 previews - the shot itself is unlikely to show ANY difference when displayed on the internet or printed. You have to have pretty serious ISO to get that to show in final prepared shots. Also did you read the expose to the right article - that should help answer most ISO questions on the subject of noise

Then of course you've noise removal software which would further remove noise problems - and sharpening to further counter hte softening.

 

[480sparky41 40]

......, there are too many settings i just dont want to be bothered with. If the picture bugs, then i use lightroom to adjust my picture. ..........

A bad habit to have.

 

[JustJazzie]

What's the right google search term to figure this out? I've never even heard of adjusting by more than a full stop, and I'm curious if my camera does this or not...

 

[hamlet]

That's no watermark

That's a hamstermark!





In other news I honestly can't see anything between the ISO 100 and 200 previews - the shot itself is unlikely to show ANY difference when displayed on the internet or printed. You have to have pretty serious ISO to get that to show in final prepared shots. Also did you read the expose to the right article - that should help answer most ISO questions on the subject of noise

Then of course you've noise removal software which would further remove noise problems - and sharpening to further counter hte softening.

I did, thanks.