The theme - "technophobe". So, this is an attempt to overcome a technical problem which I have conveniently avoided and ignored for too long. My camera being what it is I often end up with images which are very noisy - and it has always seemed that whatever I do in the editing program doesn't seem to remove it. I would like to believe that the bottom, right section is less noisy than the rest. The various sections had 1, 2, 3 or 4 processes applied in sequence - resulting in the final bottom, right image. Posted by Rob @robz
@kali66 Hi Kali - thanks for your interest. I use an old program - Microsoft Digital Image Pro 10 - handed down to me by my daughter. I've stuck with it because it lets me be in control and makes me think. It's got a few options for addressing the noise but used individually they seem to have little effect. I have never really understood what the unsharp tool does but I thought it might be worth investigating? :)
@mona65 Hi Mona - reading your comment was quite thought provoking. I'd ever really considered before that I expect him to do more than he's probably meant to. And that I'm not organized enough to have a tripod to help him out. So I guess I shouldn't complain about a bit of noise! Thanks for your feedback - much appreciated.
which mode did you use to shoot with? your manual says to use auto with a tripod rather than handheld night mode will give better results, so i assume that will select a lower iso for you
it also says if you use a slow shutter of more than 1 second the camera will process the shot to reduce noise!
in P mode you can select your ISO yourself , but of course you would have to compensate with a longer shutter speed , or wider aperture, but i know aperture is limited on these cameras, especially when you zoom in.
newer noise reduction software would give you better results, but i think you are having a good time investigating lol
Hi Kali - I'm so sorry to have been so long responding to your message - not used to having two sites to check. Thank you ever so much for going to the bother of looking at the Canon manual and making sense of it. I have used it when I first got the camera but have been really slack since and have just been winging it - obviously not a good idea! I never carry a tripod (maybe should specifically try some night shots with one!) so it's been the handheld night setting I've been using. And, funnily enough, 1 sec would probably be about the max shutter speed I've ever used for that setting - so I've never had the camera do the extra processing - drat! I do use the P setting a lot - it lets you control the iso but not the shutter speed or aperture. Hence I try to cheat with it in a variety of ways and that's when the noise becomes a problem. And you are so right about the editing program - it's another battle - but one I enjoy - and hopefully makes the brain keep ticking over! Thank you so much again - it was wonderful of you to take the time and effort. I appreciate it so much. Cheers Rob :)
it also says if you use a slow shutter of more than 1 second the camera will process the shot to reduce noise!
in P mode you can select your ISO yourself , but of course you would have to compensate with a longer shutter speed , or wider aperture, but i know aperture is limited on these cameras, especially when you zoom in.
newer noise reduction software would give you better results, but i think you are having a good time investigating lol