Question:
I've been taking a few test shots with my new S9600 camera but am not impressed with the levels of noise. I'm wondering if I might have a faulty one. I've put some pics in my profile taken at various ISO settings. If any discerning S9600 people could take a look and comment on whether the noise levels are usual I's be very grateful.
Answer:
I too own a S9600, and although it looks like a DSLR, you have to remember that the sensor size is the same as that in a compact camera and therefore is going to be prone to more noise. The noise is exagerated what pictures are taken in low light.
The other thing that can make a difference is that Fuji's SuperCCD sensor is rotated 45 degrees and without going into a complex answer, this can lead to more noise (but also more detail especially if you shoot in the RAW mode and generate 17MP TIFF files).
In your test pictures, you have cropped a small part out of a much larger image. When a full image is printed at 6x4, 7x5 or 10x8 you should not really be able to see any noise as long as you stick with ISO 100 and 200 (400 is OK but noise starts becoming obvious on 10x8 prints). Avoid 1600 like the plauge and never use auto ISO. Also makesure you have not increased the sharpening setting in the menus. This exagerated noise even more. Use 'STD'.
Look at some of my pictures and those on the S9600 groups on here and you'll see that it can still be a cracking camera. If you still find noise a problem, you will need to upgrade to a DSLR.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
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I can concur with above comments - noise is an issue at 400ASA and I've convinced myself it is worse than on the 6500 I also own
Now the camera has jammed with a Focus Error message so will see what Fuji say...
I really don't think this camera is better than the 6500 except focus times and am beginning to regret buying it
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