Sunday, May 1, 2011

What is ISO?

When we go slightly technical its better to understand some basic settings like ISO.Don't panic I will try to put them in simple words.ISO basically refers to sensitivity to light.You can find the ISO settings in all SLR cameras and prosumer cameras too.

By default when you set your camera to Auto or the Intelligent mode the ISO settings are by default more.

LOW  ISO:

1.When you set your camera to low ISO like 100 or 200 then you will get a sharp image with a blurred background.
2.Low ISO has less noise when compared to high ISO.
3.Low ISO has long shutter speed as it is less sensitive to light.

HIGH ISO:

1.When you set your image to higher ISO equal importance is given to the whole picture and there would be no blur.
2.Its always wise to set the highest ISO of 400 as increasing the ISO more than 400 may lead to noisy images.
3.Instead of using a high ISO its always better to use shutter speeds efficiently which I will discuss in later posts.
4.Higher the ISO higher the shutter speed.




ISO 800




ISO 400
Clicked in bright sunlight at ISO 100


* Reference For ISO:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image





1 comments:

Vijay said...

Useful info for beginners.
<> This true only for APS-C type DSLRs, and varies between brands/models.

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