On 24/08/07, Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't the ISO rating (of the sensor) directly linked to the > signal-to-noise ratio?
Indirectly. > Isn't wanting a lower ISO like wishing the sensor > was noisier? No, the sensors effective native ISO has more to do with its saturation level, the noise floor controls how far you can artificially raise the effective ISO before the noise becomes objectionable. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
