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cheap, nice little camera - beware of higher ISO

Started Jun 12, 2016 | User reviews thread
Marco Nero
Marco Nero Veteran Member • Posts: 7,582
Beware of higher ISO? Seriously... WHAT? (PICS)
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beaverpond wrote:

Bad lowlight performance, and limited dynamic range not sooo much better than Sigma Foveon Cameras. ISO200 is visibly worse than ISO100, and ISO1600 just that noisy You rather won't use this setting, if not nessecary.

"Bad lowlight performance"  Really?  This camera has excellent low-light performance because it has a large APS-C sized sensor.  I must disagree.  Are you SURE you used an actual EOS-M?
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I also disagree with the comments describing noise over 200 being poor... or that ISO 1600 is too noisy.  The ISO used by the camera is possibly dependent on the lens used.  The faster lenses can work with lower ISO because they let more light in.  On the other hand, I shoot with a variety of lenses... some are EF lenses and some are EF-M lenses.
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Like the others replying with examples from their own cameras, I feel compelled to do the same.  I'm using the original EOS-M.  I'm including ISO samples from ISO 500 to ISO 6400.  I processed my images in Lightroom 4  which has a noise-reduction option and this has been gently (!) applied to some of my images.  As you can see below, the EOS-M does an admirable job with producing usable images in low light with higher ISO settings.  Many of my best shots are taken at ISO 1600... or higher!
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EOS-M - ISO 500

EOS-M - ISO 640

EOS-M - ISO 800

EOS-M - ISO 1600

EOS-M - ISO 1600

EOS-M - ISO 1250

EOS-M - ISO 1600

EOS-M - ISO 2000

EOS-M - ISO 3200
EOS-M - ISO 4000

EOS-M - ISO 5000
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Regards,
Marco Nero.

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