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Panasonic G7 Video Noise

Started Apr 7, 2018 | Discussions thread
JakeJY Veteran Member • Posts: 5,442
Re: Panasonic G7 Video Noise
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I think this is a good time to remind that the largest component of noise tends to come from shot noise, not the ISO. The ISO indirectly plays a role in that when you set a higher value, other settings change (shutter speed or aperture) to let in less light for the same exposure, which makes things noisier. While current sensors perhaps are not truly ISO-invariant, they are getting close.

I say ditto to the suggestion to overexpose, especially if you are doing post anyways. You can shoot at 1/30 shutter speed to maximize the light further, but it seems you have reached the limits of your lens (would be helpful if you had a brighter lens).

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