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Technology → Camera sensitivity

Poll: How high the sensitivity setting (ISO) can your camera(s) go?

ISO 400	0	0.00%
ISO 800	1	33.33%
ISO 1600	2	66.67%
ISO 3200	0	0.00%
ISO 6400	0	0.00%
It's over 6400!	1	33.33%
It's under 400...	0	0.00%
I have a film camera! It depends on the film!	0	0.00%
Wait, what?	0	0.00%

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 3

1. Twiggy said on April 9, 2013, 06:14:13 AM (-07:00)

Kyurem
2,098 posts

I'll let this image do the talking for me, at least for the most part.

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It's kind of amazing that we can now get usable photos at ISO 25600 these days, eh? If you've thought that's insane, I think the latest Canon and Nikon full-frame DSLRs can shoot at ISO 102400 without breaking a sweat. Then again, the NEX-5R is "merely" APS-C. It feels very strange to be able to use such a high ISO when you come from a cameraphone background. My smartphone can barely handle ISO 800.

(By the way, full-frame (35mm-equivalent) DSLRs from about a decade ago seem to have about ISO 800-ish equivalent. Technology advances, anyone?)

I think ISO is actually something that makes a lot of sense to improve upon, eh?

(By the way, the iPhone 5's reported ISO seem to be able to go as high as the lower 5000s...)

2. Cat333Pokémon said on April 9, 2013, 01:04:33 PM (-07:00)

Administrator
10,307 posts

I typically use lower ISOs for my pictures, with the highest I've really used being 1,600. Anything that needs that high of an ISO...all I can really think of are indoor shots at a party without hogging batteries. At least the grain doesn't look that bad in those samples.

3. Twiggy said on April 9, 2013, 08:01:50 PM (-07:00)

Kyurem
2,098 posts

I actually use the high ISOs to make sure that I can shoot hand-held during low-light without inducing shake. It's quite reassuring when you don't have to hold your camera really tight or set it down.

4. Yoshi648 said on April 9, 2013, 08:36:29 PM (-07:00)

Administrator
3,147 posts

If my camera is on a tri-pod (like when I am taking pictures of LEGO models or stuff I'm selling online), then I use the lowest ISO possible (100) since the camera is still and it lets more light in. Other then that, I just let it go to automatic (usually goes in 600-800 range). Highest my camera can actually go is 1600.

2 – Cat333Pokémon, Twiggy