When it comes to compressing an image, having the cleanest possible video pays dividends down the line. But what setting on your camera really provides the cleanest video? What ISO? What in-camera ...

I have 6 dSLR bodies, Nikon D1x, NikonD2x, Nikon d70s (which will be an xmas present), Canon 10d, Nikon d200, and Pentax k200d I'd like to compare them on noise at 800, and 1600 under a controlled ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote that photography is often called "painting with light." In response, a reader asked me what you do when there isn't any--light, that is. Well, unless you're shooting inside a ...

I have a Nikon D2x, and I have a low light concert coming up (tomorrow.) I am trying to decide what settings to best set my camera to, and if the in-camera NR reduction option is desirable, or should ...

Replay: Pixel peeping doesn’t give a real world impression of the image, and it creates a distorted view of what a camera can do. Pixel peeping is still something that is very much a popular thing to ...

Cortex Camera fixes one big deficiency with the iPhone’s camera: low-light noise. Or more specifically, the iPhone has no way to avoid cranking the ISO when shooting in low light. With a regular ...

One of the most heavily touted features of most consumer-oriented cameras, and even some pro ones, is noise reduction. Unfortunately, it almost always makes your photos look terrible, and you should ...

Increasing your camera’s ISO setting improves its ability to see in the dark, but it can also lead to artifacts in your images that look like millions of tiny dots ...