SLR camera ISO

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Exposure - ExposureGuide.com
WHAT LOW vs. HIGH ISO LOOKS LIKE: A sky captured with low (left) vs. high (right) ISO value.
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ISO in Photography: The Essential Guide (+ Tips)
WHEN TO USE HIGHER ISO: Indoor Sports Events – where your subject is moving fast yet you may have limited light available. Concerts – also low in light and often ‘no-flash’ zones Art Galleries, Churches etc- many galleries have rules against using a flash and of course being indoors are not well lit. Birthday Parties – blowing out the candles in a dark room can give you a nice moody shot which would be ruined by a bright flash. Increasing the ISO can help capture the scene.
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WHY ISO GIVES NOISE: Increasing the ISO setting in a dgital camera increases the sensitivity of the pixels on the image sensor to light. What you are seeing as noise is an electronc attempt to capture as much light as possible with each pixel.
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Aperture/ISO/Shutter Speed Tutorial
HOW ISO WILL AFFECT THE IMAGE: A higher ISO value will make every pixel absorb more light, which will ultimately introduce noise in the form of 'graininess' in the image.
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What is ISO Speed?
HOW TO USE ISO: You should always aim to use the lowest ISO setting possible, because this will give you the best image quality. However, your first priority should be getting a fast enough shutter speed, because a blurry photo is a lot more distracting than one with a bit of digital noise.
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Photography Basics - Exposure / Aperture / Shutter Speed / ISO
WHAT IS ISO: Think of ISO as the size of a cup. The higher ISO, the smaller the cup, and hence the faster it will take to fill, and the more you risk overfilling it sooner (overexposure).
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HOW ISO WORKS: When you boost the sensitivity of your image sensor by selecting a higher ISO, the image sensor is now able to record a fainter light signal. However, it will also record fainter noise, where noise is any signal that is not attributed to the light from your subject. Remember that an image sensor is still an analog device and it generates its own noise, too! The increased sensitivity allows the image sensor to record more light signal and more noise.
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HOW ISO WORKS: The size of the image sensor determines the ISO speed range that a digital camera can use without suffering from undue noise. One reason for this is because the pixels on the larger image sensor can be larger and therefore receive more light, and thus have a greater signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio.
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WHEN TO USE HIGHER ISO: Using a wider aperture or a tripod may be a better option than increasing ISO because both will help you to shoot in low-light conditions, but without deteriorating image quality. However, ISO speed is a setting that can rescue your photos in situations where neither of these is a realistic option.
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Principles of Photography-ISO – Controlling camera’s light sensitivity
WHAT IS ISO: ISO refers to how sensitive your camera is to light. Originally this referred to the film, but with digital cameras, the ISO sensitivity is in reference to the camera’s sensor. Basically, the more sensitive your camera is to light, the higher the ISO number, the more possible it is to shoot in low light situations. Higher ISO number = higher sensitivity to light = better ability to shoot in low light