Setting my camera... got a question. (NikonD3000)

xSLZx · Feb 11, 2011

I'm in the "Shooting menu" and it says Noise reduction is "off". Can anyone tell me if i want it "off" or "on" and what the difference is?

Thanks.

Big Mike · Feb 11, 2011

What does your manual say about it? :er:

My camera has a 'long exposure noise reduction' feature...but it causes the camera to freeze up after the exposure, for about as long as the exposure. So for a 10 second exposure, it would freeze up for 10 seconds before letting me shoot again.

I turned that feature off 6 years ago.

cnutco · Feb 11, 2011

First question... Do you know what "Noise" is?

xjoewhitex · Feb 11, 2011

cnutco said:
First question... Do you know what "Noise" is?

Thats a good question. =)

Mine is turned off because well my camera handles high ISO's much better than others. And NR will slow the camera speed down quite a bit.

Stradawhovious · Feb 11, 2011

Your camera doesn't handle noise well. (I had one. Good camera, questionable High ISO performance) Unless you are shooting at very low ISO in reasonably well lit areas, I would turn it on.

My .02 which is probably worth much less.

Oh yeah...... and RTFM. It has a lot of good things to say on the subject. :sexywink:

My .02 which is probably worth much more.

reznap · Feb 11, 2011

Big Mike said:
My camera has a 'long exposure noise reduction' feature...but it causes the camera to freeze up after the exposure, for about as long as the exposure. So for a 10 second exposure, it would freeze up for 10 seconds before letting me shoot again.

I turned that feature off 6 years ago.

I like that feature actually. What it's doing, from what I understand, is taking an exposure of an equal time with the shutter closed, to get a noise-only image. It then uses that noise image to reduce the noise of your photo. Works pretty good and preserves IQ. I've only used it a few times but I guess it's useful for night landscapes anyway.

That's the only type of noise reduction I'd turn on in-camera though. High ISO noise reduction is the other Canon option, probably what OP is asking about on the Nikon. That's just software noise reduction from what I understand, and something I would prefer to do in post on my PC where I can have more control over it.