ISO low light and noise...driving me insane?

noise and grain are 2 different things....

basically in digi cameras the smaller the sensor and the higher the megapixels the greater the noise, then there is the iso issue

some of the higher end cameras like Nikons d300 process the high iso images with minimal niose, the S200 probably doesnt proform as well.......

you have to add lighing or work around the limitations of your tool, if you can work around 200 - 100 iso you will be fine anything above that and is dodgy business.

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I have to agree with ALT, but image grain at high ISO usually depends on the size of the sensor and how many mega pixels are on the sensor. Smaller cameras with more mega pixels means grainy images. For much better image quality, I would strongly suggest investing in a cheap DSLR, such as the Nikon D40 or the Pentax Super. If you get one of these, or something better, image noise will be nonexistent at ISO 200 and usable at ISO 1600. Along with better image quality, a DSLR will also give you more features, better range, and stronger build. For only about $200 more, you could have the D40 or Pentax.Believe me, I went through 3 point and shoots before spending $500 on a Nikon D50. Ever since then, I have had no problems.

Pretty much every digital camera has a lot of noise when the high ISO is used. Even film does the same thing. There are different cameras out there that have different amounts of noise, but they all have it. You can always get noise ninja for photoshop and use that to remove some of the noise.

Nikon does manufactures 2 cameras are capable of very high ISO settings with reasonable amounts of noise. The D3 and D300. Unfortunately neither of these cameras are under $300.

Of course, the other way around this is to stick to a low ISO and use very long shutter times. See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/21199330...

And... As the experts have said already, sensor size matters. If you had a larger sensor, such as found in the Canon SD900 or Nikon P5100 or Fujifilm F50fd, you'd be a lot happier with the results. They're all pretty much in your price range - I think.

You would be surprised what kind of improvement in noise you will enjoy with a APS sensor over your tiny 110 sensor.

If you are truely interested in making near grainless/noiseless images you should look at getting yourself a Mamyia RZ67 or a Canon EOS-1 Mark III ds.

Noise ninja is a stand alone program so you don't have to use photoshop to get the benefits of this great noise reduction program.

http://digital-photography.suite101.com/article.cf...