STOP using the WRONG ISO!

This is how professional photographers use ISO to their advantage. ISO is a bit different from aperture and shutter speed as it does not influence the exposure of your photo, it only influence the brightness and increasing this setting comes with the cost of revealing the noise in the photo. The noise can be reduced and in this video I'll show you how to do that too along with going into detail on how I use the ISO setting as a landscape photographer and partly wildlife photographer.
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0:00 - How Does ISO Actaully Work?
3:35 - Other genres of photography
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6:13 - ISO variance vs invariance
7:28 - Denoising
10:10 - Old cameras are now MUCH better!
12:44 - How to get PERFECTLY noise-free night photos!
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  • @MadsPeterIversen
    @MadsPeterIversen8 ай бұрын

    Hi guys, there have been a few people correcting me on the statement that "ISO refers to the sensitivity of your camera's sensor to light". You are correct. Admittedly, for the life of me, I cannot understand why I went with that word in the script because I'm trying to make the opposite point that dialing up the ISO only amplifies the brightness as stated from 1:56 - 3:06 I hope I was clear enough in that section.

  • @porkpie2884

    @porkpie2884

    8 ай бұрын

    Slowing the shutter speed or opening the aperture also amplify the brightness. All three control the exposure. Hope that helps

  • @bobbybobob123

    @bobbybobob123

    8 ай бұрын

    There's a bunch of weeds to be waded through here, due to the wrong conceptualisation of ISO that is common. The statement that ISO 'amplifies the brightness' is also wrong, I'm afraid, but not as wrong as saying it's 'the sensitivity of your camera's sensor to light'. The key point to understand is that 'brightness' is irrelevant to the output of your camera, so no 'amplification of brightness' is needed, nor does it occur. That's because the output of a camera isn't light, its a statement of locations in a colour space. The relevant term is 'lightness', not 'brightness'. This is all from colour theory, developed originally for the printing industry. Lightness (the 'L' in the Lab colour space) runs on a fixed scale from 'black' to 'white' and determines how a human observer should see it, not an absolute amount of light. Some people get worried about unfamiliar terms, but the important realisation is that the input and output are different things, and using the same word ('i.e. 'brightness') for input and output just confuses them, and leads directly to this fallacy that 'brightness' needs 'amplifying', from which most of the misunderstandings about ISO derive.

  • @mico5003

    @mico5003

    8 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@bobbybobob123 I’m in a wavelength of getting better in photography not in a perception of science 😜for lightness of me your input is irrivalent. I’m going to present an argument and statement according to Adobe’s subscription based model vs Affinity Serif’s pay-as-you-go model. And community driven open source software. Which camp are you in? I remember when Apple came with their own SoC M1. You would argue Adobe would be forerunner as they have ressources. What happened one bug to another. It hurts me when Adobe is promoted as such. You reading this because you waist my time with technicalities and suspectiously add revenue from Adobe. Instead of concentrating on title of this video you all derailed to bs. But I do want to send some love to Mads Peter Iversen for excellent contents. Though this video might have an Adobe add and “I’m an Engineer” corrections.

  • @bobbybobob123

    @bobbybobob123

    8 ай бұрын

    @@mico5003 HI. I really have difficulty comprehending what you're trying to say. This is nothing about 'perception of science', it's about basic understanding of photography - the true explanations of why things are as they are. Simply, if you want to know what 'ISO' is, you might as well know the right answer, not the wrong one. I have no idea at all what all the stuff about Adobe has to do with all this.

  • @mico5003

    @mico5003

    8 ай бұрын

    @@bobbybobob123 i was hoping you’ll get the joke.

  • @brendanlynch7296
    @brendanlynch72968 ай бұрын

    Another excellent video. Just want to say Mads that you are one of the best photography educators I've come across on KZread. You clearly have a wealth of knowledge, but more importantly you really know how to explain things. I also appreciate that you generally avoid the 'this is why you are a terrible photographer' approach that I see more and more of. Will certainly be signing up for your Photoshop course, once I can set aside the time to work through it! All the best, and thanks!

  • @ddki9094
    @ddki90948 ай бұрын

    Excellent analogy about comparing ISO with the noise when turning up a radio.

  • @timrosenburgh8597
    @timrosenburgh85978 ай бұрын

    Another great video Mads. A very interesting tutorial on ISO. with great examples. Look forward to the next one.

  • @garryhughes3747
    @garryhughes37478 ай бұрын

    Thank you Mads. Another excellent video.

  • @NigelDanson
    @NigelDanson8 ай бұрын

    A great summary of ISO and some amazing examples.

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot, Nigel! 🙏

  • @spidersj12
    @spidersj128 ай бұрын

    A point to clarify is that a sensor used in any model of camera is only ISO invariant (no change of noise level relative to an ISO value) within a range of ISO values, it's usually stair stepped going between increasing ISO values. The larger / wider the range of identical noise levels as you increase the ISO, the more invariant that sensor is within that ISO range.

  • @dashonedashtwo4304
    @dashonedashtwo43046 ай бұрын

    Gday mate, I can’t tell you how long I’ve been trying to get my head around this and I now finally get it! Thank you 🙏🏾

  • @supertaufiqr
    @supertaufiqr8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the education Mads!

  • @paulseymour7485
    @paulseymour74858 ай бұрын

    Very informative. Great video. helps out so much. Thanks

  • @scotty4418
    @scotty44188 ай бұрын

    I've revisited some old images with Adobe's Denoise and the different made was incredible Mads and definitely belays any fears about bumping up the ISO. Alyn's video on invariant camera was really informative and definitely a recommwatch for anyone wanting to know more about this subject

  • @kdj.imagery4317
    @kdj.imagery43178 ай бұрын

    I shoot with a Nikon D7200 camera and it has pretty decent dynamic range. When I shoot with my Tamron 150-600 lens in manual mode with auto-ISO (max to 2200), a trick I've learned is by using -0.7 to -1.0 exp. comp lowers my ISO down a little and I can bring back some shadow details in post.

  • @JaypeaFoto
    @JaypeaFoto7 ай бұрын

    Great video, thanks for sharing

  • @salimhabib5891
    @salimhabib58918 ай бұрын

    Sir. Very informative video. I learned many things. Thank you.

  • @svmguru
    @svmguru8 ай бұрын

    Nicely explained.

  • @52701970
    @527019706 ай бұрын

    Great explaination.

  • @galacticnemesis366
    @galacticnemesis3668 ай бұрын

    Hi Mads thanks for the refresher. Very easy to understand for us technically challenged photography artists. Aperture for the depth of field required artistically. Shutter speed to freeze or blur motion as required artistically. ISO to control brightness usually only required if the previous settings cause clipping on the histogram that may result in the inability to reclaim detail in post. Great balance between technical, artistic and just enjoying the experiences. Great channel. Practical, valuable and inspirational content. Thank you.

  • @TheAccidentalPhotographer
    @TheAccidentalPhotographer8 ай бұрын

    The car radio analogy is literally the best description of what noise in photography is that I have ever heard!

  • @HR-wd6cw
    @HR-wd6cw8 ай бұрын

    I would say that the key here is to shoot at the lowest/cleanest ISO possible, but don't risk blur (unintended blur that is) in an effort to get a cleaner image. Yes it's a compromise but as someone once told me, we can fix noise, we can't really fix motion blur (at least, not usually, although there are some tools that can help with slight blur from camera shake, but when given the choice, I'd increase the ISO in exchange for a cleaner image out of camera, since denoising has gotten so good). This is not to say to use excessively high ISOs. Use the cleanest/lowest ISO you can for the situation (if you're handholding, then you may need to increase it -- if you're on a tripod, then usually shutter speed is not a concern and you can use a low ISO, assuming that nothing is moving in the scene). As for shooting below the base ISO, I think this depends on the camera. I just checked my Nikon Z7 II and while there may be a slight advantage shooting at say the equivalent of ISO 32 vs the native ISO 64, it's not all that visible even at 800% in the shadows. So it will depend on the camera's sensor as to whether shooting below the native/base ISO is worth it or not, and in most cases you will be compromising something as a result, or room for error when using extened ISOs (lower-end) may be smaller. That being said, I do know (through testing) that I can pretty much under expose by about 2 stops from base ISO and bring up the exposure in post (to minimize noise) with no real side effects (so for example, if an exposure called for ISO 200, I could really do ISO 64 and just bring it up in post with a potentially cleaner image).

  • @damiensky4259
    @damiensky4259Ай бұрын

    Probably the best analogy I have ever heard, and I am into loud hard amplified amp running, subwoofers with a 3000 watt sound system in my camper van kind of guy !

  • @huulongphotography
    @huulongphotography6 ай бұрын

    Your shares are wonderful. Your store will help more people take better photos.

  • @LeneMulan-jt2dc
    @LeneMulan-jt2dc4 ай бұрын

    Grate video well done

  • @artiedoc
    @artiedoc8 ай бұрын

    Well done Mads ! Nice analogy with the “Car Radio volume noise” 👏👏…

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot, Art :)

  • @richardhart3911
    @richardhart39118 ай бұрын

    Great video, thanks Mads. I didn’t know about stacking into a smart layer and then blending. Great tip! I use On1 for denoise and I think it works better than LR.

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    That's interesting, even better than the new AI denoise?

  • @richardhart3911

    @richardhart3911

    8 ай бұрын

    I'd say so, but care is needed with the sharpening options. Its fast and you get a preview before committing. I think they do a free trial.

  • @GPUid21
    @GPUid218 ай бұрын

    Good topic, I'm a beginner, I'm trying to learn with the iPhone 14 Pro and Sony ZV-E10 camera (with Sigma 16mm f1.4 lens) and I realize that noise is the enemy of even expensive cameras and I want to make very clean videos and photos without any noise, of course, with an additional denoizer plugin.

  • @louisburley1597
    @louisburley15978 ай бұрын

    This has been the best video on ISO so far. Modern cameras though are incredible. My A7IV feels light years ahead of my a7iii in noise performance. I’m now pretty comfortable pumping the ISO to 6400 or even 8,000 now.

  • @henk_101

    @henk_101

    8 ай бұрын

    I like the two videos of Simon d'Entremont on this topic, called "the truth about shooting at ISO 100". Still thanks Mads for your video.

  • @superzero4250
    @superzero42508 ай бұрын

    Vintage and older digital cameras aside, the de-noise software only emboldens my conviction to stick with the µ4/3 system platform, as it already produces great image quality, for challenging scenes, one can simply de-noise in post. Which results in a relatively smaller overall kit for a half the cost, or a third at best, coupled with the latest technologies… 🤔

  • @youarenotrede
    @youarenotrede8 ай бұрын

    I did a graduation shoot for my friend's daughter this summer, and the first 20% or so of shots I took I had absent-mindedly left it on ISO 3200 (I'd forgot that my brother was using my camera to take pictures indoors at a party we were hosting, and thought I was on 100). I was mad at myself when I saw all the noise in Lightroom when I was editing them and hit the "Denoise" button thinking it wasn't going to do anything. POOF it all went away, as though I'd taken the shot with my ISO all the way down. My mind was blown.

  • @MeAMuse
    @MeAMuse8 ай бұрын

    Out of all the setting ISO really doesn't matter... because out of the three shutter speed and aperture allow you to make creative decisions about the picture you are taking, ISO does not... it only decides how much noise you have to have. Make your creative decisions first and then change your ISO to fit that. Of course you can make alter your creative decisions and play with different apertures and shutter speeds to try to get an optimal image with less noise, but it's important to get 'The Shot' first. If I am "freezing" action, I am often starting at 1/2000s for a shutterspeed (anywhere up to like 200mm), and then if I want to ensure DOF so that my subject is in focus even if I am moving fast (e.g. driving in a vehicle), F8 is usually good. From there I can get 'a shot' after getting that you can experiment. Do you reduce shutter speed to 1000? Do you try at F4.... do you do both and allow you to quarter your ISO.... well thats all stuff you can do once you have the shot, and once you have your creative constraints in place. Recently when shooting humming birds, I needed to keep the shutter speed at 1/2000 because it gave the right amount of detail, but also some movement in the wings.... aperture slowly got wider and wider.

  • @juliaread5449
    @juliaread54498 ай бұрын

    Great video - how did you change the graphics thing - mine is shockingly slow?

  • @DigiDriftZone
    @DigiDriftZone2 ай бұрын

    Question about ISO, in video using the native 12800 on A7S3 is a lot better than using 8000, does this apply to photos too or no? - also considering 640 and 12800 are native is there a bit difference between 640 and 12800 with a quality ND filter in output photo and video quality?

  • @jeffhellerman9256
    @jeffhellerman92568 ай бұрын

    Is the stacking technique (~14:30) an good alternative to programs like Starry Landscape Stacker?

  • @harderja
    @harderja8 ай бұрын

    From my understanding all camera shoot at base ISO the change is done on your photo not the sensor. Also a lot of DSLR have noise reduction in camera but by default it’s turned off. Turning it makes a big difference.

  • @LeneMulan-jt2dc
    @LeneMulan-jt2dc4 ай бұрын

    Good video

  • @georgemcgnarly3144
    @georgemcgnarly31445 ай бұрын

    I usually always use 100 iso (ASA), but I've been shooting for 40 years and am a stickler for detail (I am industrial photog).. But if you have lighting problems only then do you use higher iso. My favorite camera back in those days was my Leica R8 and my Sinar 4x5. I recently bought a nikon z7 but I use it for snapshots. I mainly use a Fuji Film camera for work.

  • @Kriz_
    @Kriz_5 ай бұрын

    Nice pics

  • @jmittelman2386
    @jmittelman23868 ай бұрын

    I noticed weird lines in the star photos after AI denoise…I have seen the same in some of my photos. Did you notice that and if so did you figure out why or how to get rid of it?

  • @bbbb6066
    @bbbb60668 ай бұрын

    Great video and content. I was in Iceland for my 7 th visit last year and I was at the same places that you took your pics. Have you ever taken puffin pics at Bakkageroi. I have some great pics of puffins there. Thank you for you info on ISO. Ben

  • @edwardnelson2728
    @edwardnelson27288 ай бұрын

    Great video

  • @wolftrackphotography6414
    @wolftrackphotography64148 ай бұрын

    Hey, shout out to the 5DMII...still love that camera body, but the ISO leaves a lot to be desired (bought mine in 2014).

  • @Dilabun
    @Dilabun5 ай бұрын

    I usually shoot at dusk or sundown. I keep a low shutter speed usually 1/100 but nothing is visible below 1600 ISO.. any tips

  • @apscism01
    @apscism018 ай бұрын

    Have you ever used dark frame subtraction to eliminate noise? You take an exposure the same length of time at the same iso with the lens cap on right after you capture the picture which should give you a dark frame with sensor noise only.

  • @robertruszkiewicz8126

    @robertruszkiewicz8126

    8 ай бұрын

    Engaging idea! Could you expand your statement how to use it exactly in PS / LR please?

  • @tonyscismphotography7342

    @tonyscismphotography7342

    8 ай бұрын

    @@robertruszkiewicz8126simply load one frame/picture, load the dark frame to another layer, and use DIFFERENCE blend mode. Lookup astrophotography dark frame subtraction, there are programs that will do this automatically available for free.

  • @JohnDrummondPhoto
    @JohnDrummondPhoto8 ай бұрын

    They say that the three sides of the exposure triangle are equally important. When shooting wildlife, though, I find that ISO is the least important leg. Shutter speed and aperture are paramount. Either clean up the high-ISO noise in post, or live with it.

  • @3DThrills
    @3DThrills16 күн бұрын

    Lots of movement in macro too, when you're shooting bugs.

  • @madeleinegille383
    @madeleinegille3838 ай бұрын

    Very interesting. I just wonder one thing. Did you take multiple shots of the foreground on location, or did you copy them in the edit?

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    On location, if you copy them in the edit you'll just copy the noise pattern too and won't gain anything :)

  • @duncansteward4331
    @duncansteward43316 ай бұрын

    using a Nikon D780 of Z6ii the noise level is the same at ISO 400 and 1000 and up to ISO1000 is well within range of most cameras at ISO100 This fixation of must keep ISO100 is a real handicap using modern digital cameras.

  • @michalkubecek
    @michalkubecek8 ай бұрын

    People often think that ISO invariant cameras are inherently better which is not always true. Usually it just means that the sensor has only one actual gain value and any other "ISO" setting just means that the camera multiplies or divides the data by appropriate value. Which, while convenient (you don't have to worry about underexposing), does not necessarily mean that a sensor with multiple different gain values couldn't achieve better results.

  • @ionutvlad
    @ionutvlad8 ай бұрын

    Great video, Mads! Maybe it worth to add that Denoise tool from ACR works only with RAW files.

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    Indeed! One can hope for an update in the future where it's not just RAW's

  • @petercollins7848
    @petercollins78488 ай бұрын

    This seems quite a complicated technical issue, but for someone like me - a simple soul, I get the basic idea. ISO as related to the digital sensor is a bit similar to ISO using film but different. But from a photography point of view it works more or less the same? Have I got it right?

  • @bondgabebond4907

    @bondgabebond4907

    8 ай бұрын

    I would say so. Depriving the sensor or film of enough light will reduce the quality of the picture. The effect is the same. As you can guess, in film, there is a chemical reaction to light on the emulsion. Too little light (raising the ASA/ISO to a higher level), doesn't give the film or sensor enough time to react. As you can see in the examples provided, the pictures where the ISO was very high, the quality was crap, not very good. I would think he would use the Sony A7S3, with a sensor built just for low light photography. The pixel density isn't as high, 16mp or so, but you will get a better picture.

  • @champagneshutterphotography
    @champagneshutterphotography8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this. Interesting note on “invariance” that I’ll have to look into, if my eye can discern within a relevant window of ISO values on my camera. However, I’m not really keen on regarding ISO as an acronym - I realise the International Organisation for Standards exists, and covers many fields, and that many people commonly pronounce it “eye ess oh” like an acronym, when related to camera sensitivity (I do still think of it as “sensitivity” in film terms, but glad to know the clarification of amplification) but although this is commonly done, it isn’t technically correct. Rather than an acronym, it’s an abbreviation originating from the Greek “isos” for equal - presumably the 3 elements of the exposure triangle coming together to the resultant exposure. Therefore, whilst I never quibble someone saying I S O, “eyesso” is the accurate. I hadn’t appreciated the International Standards Organisation, but think this distinction still stands. The Greek term is also where the standards organisation drew its acronym from. Just a friendly FYI, hopefully not to be received as too much of a “jobsworth” contribution.

  • @zyzzyva303

    @zyzzyva303

    8 ай бұрын

    ISO is not an acronym. Pretty sure that's an ISO standard. 😂

  • @henk_101
    @henk_1018 ай бұрын

    Mads, can you please explain, what settings you changed on your computer to get the job done faster in photoshop? I think I have some kind the same issue. Maybe it would even be interesting to more people. Unfortunately not all can just buy a new laptop and if there is away to solve the problem it would be awesome. Thanks a lot.

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    I turned off the native GPU so that only the strong one was running. Be sure to Google how to do that. Alternatively, you may be able to force Lightroom/CameraRaw to use the strong one via the settings. It's Googlable ;)

  • @henk_101

    @henk_101

    8 ай бұрын

    @@MadsPeterIversen thanks a lot, I will ask Google... ;-)

  • @szymon5232
    @szymon52328 ай бұрын

    What about dual iso cameras? Iso 800 in such case can be much better than 500...

  • @HarveyWallbanger-ho2cq
    @HarveyWallbanger-ho2cq3 ай бұрын

    ISO is open to interpretation, as is aperture and shutter speed.

  • @vibrasieve
    @vibrasieve5 ай бұрын

    I normally use light at first, second choice is larger aperture, ISO is the last choice

  • @mikeyc7072
    @mikeyc70728 ай бұрын

    Really sure that DXO and Topaz - and not Adobe - have been revolutionizing denoising for quite a few years now!! Yes, Adobe may have caught up with their most recent release - better late to the party than never!! Using DXO PhotoLab Elite gives a huge sensor upgrade to Micro 4/3; enabling that platform to be highly competitive - the main reason I use Panasonic G9 for Landscape/Scenic photography. Do not fear the ISO!!

  • @raphaelcoelho1557
    @raphaelcoelho15578 ай бұрын

    I'm an engineer. There is a mistake on the video. Although in analogic photography the ISO is the sensitivity to light, in digital it's not the case. ISO at digital is merely a gain on the sign generated. The final brightness of the salts (proportional to the chemical reaction advance) is affected by the apperture, time o exposure (both affectig the amount of photons reaching the film) and iso (which is the capability of the film to absorve those photons. However, the sensitivity of a sensor never changes and once it is high you get iso invariance and iso or post gain are equal (in results not in practical usage as higher iso could make it possible to see dark at composition). Films really change the iso make them to capture more or less light during the exposure. Besides, the iso variant is not only better to increase on location but also the amount of noise will vary depending on different ranges. Some of those sensors produce non linear results and strange and stargged noise distribution too

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm really trying to understand what you're saying here, but I don't. What exactly is the mistake and where do I say it? If it's the case it's of course good to get it corrected!

  • @untouchable360x

    @untouchable360x

    8 ай бұрын

    ISO is not the sensitivity to light. It’s the amplification of the light. That is why you see noise.

  • @idol031808

    @idol031808

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes!!! Because most of us come from a film background there are torturous attempts to use film emulsion analogies to digital tech.

  • @AnthonyJGianotti

    @AnthonyJGianotti

    8 ай бұрын

    @@MadsPeterIverseniso in digital is a value amplification. I.e. the same amount of light is always received by a digital sensor regardless of exposure. In other words the exposure curve in iso terms is linear in digital. In film iso is reactivity to the variability of light received. In other words iso for film and exposure are tied at the hip in an exponential curve. I.e. more light compounds the reaction. It is why film and digital are opposite when it comes to the expose for highlights, expose for shadows paradigm between the two mediums. Film cant resolve if enough light has not been received to catalyze the reaction whereas digital just amplifies the limited light that was received. In digital the opposite sort of occurs when too much light is received. The digital sensor becomes super saturated with light up to maximum values of say 256, rendering highlight detail lost. The chemical reaction of film on the other hand is an exponential curve, where more light has diminishing returns on the reaction, thus preserving details at much higher levels of over exposure versus a corresponding digital sensor set at an “equivalent” amplification value (iso + exposure). I hope that makes sense 😅

  • @jonasweiss5817

    @jonasweiss5817

    8 ай бұрын

    Mumbo jumbo.

  • @deleted7298
    @deleted72985 ай бұрын

    the famouse diablo youtuber.. finally a face behind the voice and accent

  • @jonasweiss5817
    @jonasweiss58178 ай бұрын

    Sensor amplification. It should be called gain. ISO was used for similarity.

  • @anthonyplancherel8274
    @anthonyplancherel82748 ай бұрын

    Excellent video...very helpful...might be my eyes but i couldn't find the mpb link 🤔

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the notice! Completely forgot, that's what happens when you upload videos after 4,5 hours of sleep and a week's workshop :P

  • @anthonyplancherel8274

    @anthonyplancherel8274

    8 ай бұрын

    @@MadsPeterIversen no problem...hope you get some rest! Best wishes!

  • @Simon-ld9bd
    @Simon-ld9bd8 ай бұрын

    What are your views on dxo pure raw 3 for denoising?

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    Haven't tried it ;)

  • @andrewhillphotosvideos2909
    @andrewhillphotosvideos29092 ай бұрын

    I find when there is that much noise in the photo it softens the photo to a none useable photo?

  • @bme7491
    @bme74918 ай бұрын

    when you increase the gain by increasing the ISO, you also increase the noise which is why I keep the ISO low. I can't afford a $2500 camera so I have to live with the sensor I've got.

  • @rockyvon4764
    @rockyvon47647 ай бұрын

    Hello, what is the noise reduction software in your video?

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    7 ай бұрын

    Adobe CameraRaw (same as Lightroom) :)

  • @rockyvon4764

    @rockyvon4764

    7 ай бұрын

    thanks~~hhh~@@MadsPeterIversen

  • @huldannenberg
    @huldannenberg8 ай бұрын

    For some sensors the ISO changes the dynamic range. A sensor might have a higher dynamic range at ISO 800, depending on your goals you might choose the dynamic range over less noise. I think there are also sensors where the noise increases when going BELOW a certain ISO. Know your gear :)

  • @michaelmorris1865
    @michaelmorris18656 ай бұрын

    ISO should be at the lowest possible for the situation, if the light and conditions permit it for landscapes I'm sticking to ISO 64 on my main body and ISO 100 on my secondary body for their dynamic range there, if I need to up it I know I get completely acceptable images at ISO 6400 on my main and 3200 on my secondary.

  • @SouthFloridaSound
    @SouthFloridaSound6 ай бұрын

    Test Question - What was ASA/DIN

  • @ulrichbottger3159
    @ulrichbottger31598 ай бұрын

    It is refreshing to see what dull pointless pictures you take while trying to capture something that is worth showing on the internet 😁 Don't get me wrong, it reminds me of the fact that youtubers show just the best of the best pictures they take. Maybe you should do a video about failed photos.

  • @duncansteward4331
    @duncansteward43318 ай бұрын

    As you say Its best to use the lowest ISO that is the correct ISO for the image you are trying to capture; the lowest possible may well turn out to be 1600 or higher.

  • @raphaelcoelho1557

    @raphaelcoelho1557

    8 ай бұрын

    Really not always true. Astrophotography is very common where you don't see anything at the terrain and it's better to use higher iso before cliping some highlights. This way you can not only compose but also check the quality of the very dark regions. Otherwise, you'll find out only during post. Specially, today mostly of the good sensors are iso invariant for large range

  • @wismokey
    @wismokey8 ай бұрын

    A good, informative video. But I must point out something. I go back about 60 years with photography. With film we had ASA and DIN. Pronounced A-S-A and D-I-N. They were replaced with ISO. Back then it was pronounced I-S-O by all my instructors and photographers I knew. Along comes digital and a new younger group of photographers that think of it as a word, EYESO. I live in the U-S-A. What about those in the E-U or U-K? It is not USAH, YUK or YEOU. In the end, how it is pronounced doesn't really matter as long as people understand what it is and how to apply ISO. But it does drive some of us ancient ones crazy!

  • @petercollins7848

    @petercollins7848

    8 ай бұрын

    You need to get out more! 😆

  • @GerhardBouwer

    @GerhardBouwer

    8 ай бұрын

    Exactly - I have the same gripe

  • @DannyLaybourn
    @DannyLaybourn8 ай бұрын

    nice

  • @rocketmanab
    @rocketmanab8 ай бұрын

    Look at that worming! I was led to believe that was just a Fuji thing.

  • @raindropsneverfall
    @raindropsneverfall8 ай бұрын

    Question: instead of increasing the ISO, why not use exposure compensation?

  • @JerryWilliam63

    @JerryWilliam63

    8 ай бұрын

    Exposure compensation is more a tool for variations of the scene within an exposure, say your photographing birds in the trees and the sky is bright, to avoid clipping the sky dial back (eg -1) on exposure compensation to preserve them, or, and handle this with care and at a native ISO, if you have a sensor that can tolerate over exposure without clipping highlights then set to (eg +1), the effect will be to lower the noise of a post corrected exposure.

  • @SIBIRIAKoriginal
    @SIBIRIAKoriginal2 ай бұрын

    funny. it's exactly how it's with analog audio gear. thanks to denoising tools you can cut out all the noise but keep the character of the analog gear.

  • @PhotoTrekr
    @PhotoTrekr8 ай бұрын

    These days cameras are so good that I rarely consider ISO. My first consideration is aperture, Unless my subject is moving. Then shutter speed will be my primary consideration. I'll let the ISO fall where it will unless it is outrageously high.

  • @cryptobyt2403
    @cryptobyt24032 ай бұрын

    Usually i only use 100-800. If my cam has below 100 ill use it

  • @carlosmcse
    @carlosmcse8 ай бұрын

    My ISO depends strictly on whatever shutter speed I need for that shot. Plain and simple.

  • @otojavaxishvili1263
    @otojavaxishvili12638 ай бұрын

    During the day, when the sun is shining, always set iso to 100, in cloudy weather and low light, to iso 400, and at night, you can set it from 500 to above, 600, 800, 1000, and so on.

  • @MarttiSuomivuori
    @MarttiSuomivuori26 күн бұрын

    What should I buy if I want an ISO_variant camera? Is it a secret?

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    26 күн бұрын

    Most DSLR systems are iso variant. There must be a list with which are variant and which are invariant.

  • @cubo7420
    @cubo74207 ай бұрын

    The one shot that i really noticed you getting it wrong was at 10:40. you underexposed the photo because you didnt use a high enough iso, which in the end you try to correct in post which introduces so much more noise than exposing it correctly with a higher iso in the first place.

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    7 ай бұрын

    Only if you're using an ISO variant camera ;)

  • @cubo7420

    @cubo7420

    6 ай бұрын

    @@MadsPeterIversen no, the adding exposure in post is not possible without introducing more noise because the pixel wasnt even there in the first place. try it out and stop spreading misinformation

  • @alistairstephenson4145
    @alistairstephenson41458 ай бұрын

    So would you recommend Auto ISO?

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    Depends on the scene. It's a tool in your toolbox :)

  • @fredylolongjr.2439
    @fredylolongjr.24396 ай бұрын

    Title: "Stop using the wrong ISO!" Me: *"That's why I use Auto, heh."*

  • @Schxndr
    @Schxndr5 ай бұрын

    I will always call ISO “eye so” thanks to ISO XO

  • @matejbednarik8736
    @matejbednarik87368 ай бұрын

    The new AI denoise function is miracle.

  • @ridderus
    @ridderus8 ай бұрын

    I have heard (and I need to fact-check this, but it sounds logical) that noise is always present in the image but becomes visible in underexposed photos when you need to correct in post-processing, so a high iso (gain) setting will not (only) be the cause of noise in your photo. If you expose well (to the right in your histogram) and the correction in post-processing is not necessary, you will hardly see any noise even at high iso. These kinds of technical things in photography are fun to figure out. So I also wonder if this has something to do with the fact that most modern cameras have iso-less sensors,...

  • @masterloretta
    @masterloretta8 ай бұрын

    💪🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝

  • @dariusdash9198
    @dariusdash91988 ай бұрын

    What software do you use for denoising?

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm literally showing it in the video 😅

  • @Tbonyandsteak
    @Tbonyandsteak8 ай бұрын

    Dont get why Low Iso are not used more. It does encrease exposure, by lowering brigthness.

  • @HR-wd6cw

    @HR-wd6cw

    8 ай бұрын

    If by "low" you mean the values below base ISO.... those are similar to higher ISOs I think, in that you can end up with more noise actually in some cases when using the "boosted" low ISO values. If by low you mena base ISO, then yes, one should strive to use the lowest ISO possible (but not the "boosed" low ISO, like ISO 50 on some models, who have a base ISO of 100 for example).

  • @Tbonyandsteak

    @Tbonyandsteak

    8 ай бұрын

    @@HR-wd6cw You have base ISO and you have high and low ISO settings. Iike your camera have 100 base ISO but also a low 50 ISO, written as L50. Soo you have not tested this. It have nothing to do with boosted. Well it have, no more noises, it have lesser artifacts, more highlight and shadow details. As higher ISO raises brightness, with lesser exposure, Lower ISO decreases brightness with MORE longer exposures. In other words it gains more lightinformations than base ISO Very beneficial and very little used and mentioned.

  • @HR-wd6cw

    @HR-wd6cw

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Tbonyandsteak My mistake, I had used the term "boosted" instead of "extended ISO" which covers both ends (boosted usually implies the high end).

  • @Tbonyandsteak

    @Tbonyandsteak

    8 ай бұрын

    @@HR-wd6cw recommend test it against base ISO. You will be surprised.

  • @HR-wd6cw

    @HR-wd6cw

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Tbonyandsteak I will but I remember on one of my previous cameras, I did and couldn't tell much of a difference at all.

  • @zyzzyva303
    @zyzzyva3038 ай бұрын

    i have the sense that AI like stable diffusion may make ISO irrelevant.

  • @darksideemt
    @darksideemt8 ай бұрын

    Wish I would have understood this better when shooting on our whale watching tour a few days ago. With the rough seas and being in a zodiak, I struggled to get as clean of images (in focus) as I would have liked. I definitely did get plenty of decent ones but would have liked to have done better.

  • @jordanjoestar8839
    @jordanjoestar88392 ай бұрын

    People out here with $2,000-8,000 cameras acting like they have a 600 ISO limit. Put your money to use people.

  • @killepitsch9726
    @killepitsch97267 ай бұрын

    Adobe denoising suxx compared to DxO.

  • @fab-mh7vz
    @fab-mh7vz7 ай бұрын

    Nice video but remember your viewers are mainly amateur photographers and photoshop or lightroom are way too expensive for them, you should really try other more affordable software.

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    7 ай бұрын

    Lightroom with Photoshop costs about the same as a Netflix subscription... I honestly don't find them to be that expensive. I sometimes do videos on Skylum Luminar, but then people get angry because it's not the Adobe programs... Even if the Adobe programs are too expensive, it's fairly easy to convert the editing tricks to other programs ;)

  • @fab-mh7vz

    @fab-mh7vz

    7 ай бұрын

    You're absolutely right, thank you for your answer.@@MadsPeterIversen

  • @KillingTheMost
    @KillingTheMost8 ай бұрын

    no dude. did you even try taking the shot at 5:19 at bigger aperture than 16? I shoot on a 200-500 5.6 and at 171mm and in my case at 200mm those rocks would have been plenty in focus for your needs at bigger aperture than 16 and much faster SS than 1/80s.

  • @MadsPeterIversen

    @MadsPeterIversen

    8 ай бұрын

    Ok dude

  • @Rogerest
    @Rogerest5 ай бұрын

    i thought i was listening to a Chinese guy at first lol

  • @youngmurphy7556
    @youngmurphy75565 ай бұрын

    How do you know what ISO I use?

  • @dddjjjsss1
    @dddjjjsss18 ай бұрын

    With modern AI denoise, the noise from higher ISO is quickly becoming less relevant.

  • @jan-martinulvag1953
    @jan-martinulvag19538 ай бұрын

    Title should be: Start using denoise programs.

  • @nomadikmind3979
    @nomadikmind39798 ай бұрын

    im blaming it on my adhd, but i didnt ever hear your point of what the right iso is.......

  • @Vic.s182
    @Vic.s1828 ай бұрын

    Young man you have no idea about ISO you where not born in the 60s when we was using 35mm roll of film Higher iso is only visable if you going to print bigger than an A3 image

  • @francoishoule3647
    @francoishoule36478 ай бұрын

    Change your camera. Their is better iso camera today.