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Canon 60D/7D Sensor Noise - Is There Now a Consensus?

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Hi,

I currently have a Canon 40D + EF-S 17-55 2.8 which I use for (mostly indoor) family photos. I mostly shoot at around f5.6 in order to get a decent depth of field for fast moving kids.

I recently bought a Panasonic GH2 with the intention of replacing both the 40D and my video camera. However, the GH2 stills seem to be lacking a certain something - it's hard to put my finger on it I just much prefer the 40D photos. I plan to keep the GH2 as a family outing stills/video combo. However, I have also given up on the idea of selling my Canon gear.

What I would like is a 1.6 crop Canon stills camera with lower noise than my 40D which I don't currently use above 1600 ISO - even then I much prefer 800 ISO.

So, finally, my question. When the 7D was released there was much speculation about its sensor being noisier then previous Canon 1.6 crop cameras - especially the 40D. Is there now a consensus established with regard to this sensor's noise characteristics? Is it better than the 40D and if so by how much?

Best Regards,

Julian.
 
warrj said:
Hi,

I currently have a Canon 40D + EF-S 17-55 2.8 which I use for (mostly indoor) family photos. I mostly shoot at around f5.6 in order to get a decent depth of field for fast moving kids.

I recently bought a Panasonic GH2 with the intention of replacing both the 40D and my video camera. However, the GH2 stills seem to be lacking a certain something - it's hard to put my finger on it I just much prefer the 40D photos. I plan to keep the GH2 as a family outing stills/video combo. However, I have also given up on the idea of selling my Canon gear.

What I would like is a 1.6 crop Canon stills camera with lower noise than my 40D which I don't currently use above 1600 ISO - even then I much prefer 800 ISO.

So, finally, my question. When the 7D was released there was much speculation about its sensor being noisier then previous Canon 1.6 crop cameras - especially the 40D. Is there now a consensus established with regard to this sensor's noise characteristics? Is it better than the 40D and if so by how much?

Best Regards,

Julian.
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The 7S is less noisey than earlier cameras. At higher ISO 1600 & up it's much better than a 40 or 50D, but needs to be exposed properly.

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Brian Schneider

 
.....they got to be better than the 50D. Here's 2 pic's at 6400ISO using the 50D. You're going to better results with the 60D/7D.



 
At pixel level, 40D is least noisy, followed by 60D and then 7D. But for same sized output, 60D is least noisy, followed by 7D and then 40D.
 
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