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| Why Not Keep Noise Reduction On? SUMMARY: Does your digital camera support noise-reduction? If so, why not turn that feature on all the time?
Some digital cameras come built-in with a noise-reduction mode. This feature causes the camera to take photos in quick succession, guessing which pixels are noise and removing them. Since you want most digital photos to come out clear and free from grain, why not keep this feature running all of the time?
* In well-lit situations such as outdoors on bright, sunny days, noise reduction may not help at all. With plenty of sunlight your digital camera can take quicker exposures, usually resulting in less noise.
* Taking digital photos of objects where you need to record minute detail? It is theoretically possible that a digital camera's noise reduction feature could remove some of the photo's detail by thinking part of it was noise.
* Many digital photographers may trust noise-reduction features found in image editing software or add-ons packages rather than the camera's noise-reduction technology.
* Since your digital camera must manipulate photos before saving them, the amount of time between taking a photo and being able to take a second photo is increased. Thus, especially on bright days, noise reduction may actually be a detriment to your photography.
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