Since noise is random, it’s unlikely that the same spots will show noise in every image. Astrophotographers regularly shoot multiple photos at ISO 6400 and then combine use them in post-production to offset the noise from the other images. The other option is to look at other ways of reducing noise. On the other hand, if you’re going for a super clean look, then you’re probably out of luck. I did a series of night portraits at high ISO values and, because I embraced the noisy look, I was able to shoot them at ISO 6400 without worrying too much. Where also depends on what you’re shooting. As always, the exact value depends on your camera but, at some point, the images will become unusable, at least for professional contexts. Once you start to push past ISO 3200, you will see a dramatic increase in noise. Still, a good photo is better than no photo. In this range, you’re still going to get usable images, but they just won’t be the highest quality. You’re almost certainly shooting at night or working somewhere dark and, if you can’t reduce your shutter speed or widen your aperture any more, then upping the ISO is your only option. Increasing ISO to this point is a tradeoff. It’s not the highest you can push it, but it’s the highest you can go and reliably get good images. This range is kind of the highest you can push your camera in most situations without making a definite sacrifice in image quality. Again, it’s kind of camera-specific with lower end or older cameras, you’ll see it at lower ISOs than with higher end or newer cameras. Somewhere between ISO 800 and ISO 3200 range, you will start to see visible digital noise in your image even if you aren’t looking too closely for it. The best thing to do is play around with your camera and see how it operates at different values. I’m kind of arbitrarily calling ISO 800 the top of this range because it’s as high as most entry level crop sensor cameras can go without seeing some reduction in image quality, but on some newer and full-frame cameras, you’ll be able to push it higher. I regularly shoot portraits at ISO 400 so that I can guarantee my shutter speed won’t drop too low. If you need to use a faster shutter speed or narrower aperture than your base ISO will allow, you can confidently increase the ISO to around 800 without it having too much of an effect on the image. They’ve come along in leaps and bounds over the years, and the reality is, any modern camera can take incredible images between ISO 200 and ISO 800 with almost no discernible drop in image quality-or at least, not without you looking for one. ISO 200-800ĭigital cameras are incredible. The sample images for each ISO value below are cropped versions of the same image shot at the stated ISO value. Note: The image above was shot on a Canon 650D at ISO 100.
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