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ilovetotravel29 · Oct 19, 2006, 1:48 PM

I have read many reviews and I keep seeing the description relating to "noise"...at first I thought it meant the noise of the camera operating, then I thought it meant the noise level when recording video, and now I am getting the impression that noise means the grainyness of a photo when enlarged?

Can someone help me with this?

thank you!

eric s · Oct 19, 2006, 2:05 PM

A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out this glossary:
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glos...g/Noise_01.htm

It has very nice example pictures that show you exactly what it is.

Eric

ilovetotravel29 · Oct 19, 2006, 2:29 PM

Thank you so much for the info!

I never knew that buying a digicam could be sooo confusing and full of so many terms to know! Yikes!

But, I am still going to buy one!

eric s · Oct 19, 2006, 11:25 PM

Yes, I agree there is a lot to learn when researching digital cameras, and then once you've got one you've gotta learn how to use it and get good pictures. But its nice to have a good, active brain. Keeps ya young.

If you ever shot film, then you actually had to deal with exactly the same thing, called Film Grain. It works exactly the same way... the higher the ISO film the more grain you'll see.

Eric

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Oct 19, 2006, 1:48 PM	#1
ilovetotravel29 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 26	I have read many reviews and I keep seeing the description relating to "noise"...at first I thought it meant the noise of the camera operating, then I thought it meant the noise level when recording video, and now I am getting the impression that noise means the grainyness of a photo when enlarged? Can someone help me with this? thank you!

Oct 19, 2006, 2:05 PM	#2
eric s Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,803	A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out this glossary: http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glos...g/Noise_01.htm It has very nice example pictures that show you exactly what it is. Eric

Oct 19, 2006, 2:29 PM	#3
ilovetotravel29 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 26	Thank you so much for the info! I never knew that buying a digicam could be sooo confusing and full of so many terms to know! Yikes! But, I am still going to buy one!

Oct 19, 2006, 11:25 PM	#4
eric s Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,803	Yes, I agree there is a lot to learn when researching digital cameras, and then once you've got one you've gotta learn how to use it and get good pictures. But its nice to have a good, active brain. Keeps ya young. If you ever shot film, then you actually had to deal with exactly the same thing, called Film Grain. It works exactly the same way... the higher the ISO film the more grain you'll see. Eric