Nikon D5000 DSLR Review

Sample Images - ISO settings



Like the Nikon D90, the D5000 supports a standard ISO range of 200 to 3200 with high and low expansion options. Even though these expansion settings and a wide ISO range are available, it's still best to use a low ISO setting whenever possible to avoid noise. Here’s a closer look at each of the ISO settings.


Lo1

Lo0.7

Lo0.3

ISO-200

ISO-250

ISO-320

ISO-400

ISO-500

ISO-640

ISO-800

ISO-1000

ISO-1250

ISO-1600

ISO-2000

ISO-2500

ISO-3200

Hi0.3
 
Hi0.7
 
Hi1
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Images were practically noise-free up to 500, then artifacts began to appear, but images were still very usable. Even images at 1600 weren’t too bad, though there was definite noise.

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