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audioedge · Jan 20, 2006, 6:48 PM

Id say they are no worse than anything else in this camera 'class'. Take a look at an iso400 shot here:

http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/v...mp;forum_id=90

Ken Rogers · Jan 20, 2006, 8:21 PM

I don't see the noise you are referring to in the link. I do notice a lot of ISO400 noise with my FZ5, not sure if the FZ5 is worse than others or not. I always run my ISO400 shots through neat image and they clean right up.

Ken

audioedge · Jan 20, 2006, 8:51 PM

oops internet sarcasm doesnt work well does it... my point was there isnt much noise in that shot, yet the FZ5 constantly gets panned for it in reviews/comments, yet i doubt similar models (s2, h1, p850 etc) can do much better

mtclimber · Jan 20, 2006, 9:11 PM

I believe that any dSLR , the Canon S-2, and the Sony H-1 could do better, with LESS noise.

MT

Ken Rogers · Jan 20, 2006, 9:37 PM

It was a real toss-up for me between the H1, S2, and FZ5. I chose the FZ5 because the reviews said good things about the FZ5'sOIS, the focus speed, and the excellent battery. I don't like the noise I see in my night pictures at ISO400, but I personally have no camera to compare this to.

Ken

Hards80 · Jan 20, 2006, 11:33 PM

you should never shoot night photos at high ISO's anyways... tripod + longer exposure.. =)

Ken Rogers · Jan 21, 2006, 1:29 AM

Thanks for that...

Ken

audioedge · Jan 21, 2006, 8:23 AM

if your subject isnt moving then long exposure + tripod is the best... obviously this reporter guy moved quite a bit, and i was about 30 feet away from him, so i needed a faster shutter speed - which meant using high iso.

I didnt have tripod cos I was going the pub after the event, I was quite lucky the guy stayed relatively still in between his takes, I guess he was a pro

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Jan 20, 2006, 6:48 PM	#1
audioedge Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 254	Id say they are no worse than anything else in this camera 'class'. Take a look at an iso400 shot here: http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/v...mp;forum_id=90

Jan 20, 2006, 8:21 PM	#2
Ken Rogers Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 78	I don't see the noise you are referring to in the link. I do notice a lot of ISO400 noise with my FZ5, not sure if the FZ5 is worse than others or not. I always run my ISO400 shots through neat image and they clean right up. Ken

Jan 20, 2006, 8:51 PM	#3
audioedge Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 254	oops internet sarcasm doesnt work well does it... my point was there isnt much noise in that shot, yet the FZ5 constantly gets panned for it in reviews/comments, yet i doubt similar models (s2, h1, p850 etc) can do much better

Jan 20, 2006, 9:11 PM	#4
mtclimber Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 18,143	I believe that any dSLR , the Canon S-2, and the Sony H-1 could do better, with LESS noise. MT

Jan 20, 2006, 9:37 PM	#5
Ken Rogers Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 78	It was a real toss-up for me between the H1, S2, and FZ5. I chose the FZ5 because the reviews said good things about the FZ5'sOIS, the focus speed, and the excellent battery. I don't like the noise I see in my night pictures at ISO400, but I personally have no camera to compare this to. Ken

Jan 20, 2006, 11:33 PM	#6
Hards80 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 9,046	you should never shoot night photos at high ISO's anyways... tripod + longer exposure.. =)

Jan 21, 2006, 1:29 AM	#7
Ken Rogers Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 78	Thanks for that... Ken

Jan 21, 2006, 8:23 AM	#8
audioedge Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 254	if your subject isnt moving then long exposure + tripod is the best... obviously this reporter guy moved quite a bit, and i was about 30 feet away from him, so i needed a faster shutter speed - which meant using high iso. I didnt have tripod cos I was going the pub after the event, I was quite lucky the guy stayed relatively still in between his takes, I guess he was a pro