40D High Iso Noise Reduction Setting

[Keithaba]

I really have looked and searched, and I can't find opinions on the effectiveness/benefits/drawbacks of turning on "High Iso Noise Reduction" in the 40D Image options.

Any info appreciated, I haven't really been able to notice any difference with it on or off at ISO1600, but maybe I'm missing something???

[garryknight]

You won't notice anything if you're shooting RAW as it only gets applied to JPEGs produced in-camera. When I was shooting JPEG I noticed some difference when using High ISO Noise Reduction, but I wouldn't rely on it as it can make pictures look a little "plasticky". Better to do NR in software IMO.

[D_CeLiRaToR]

it also lowers your burst FPS.

[Keithaba]

Better to do NR in software IMO.

Will do. I need to get noise ninja. From what I've read, that's one of the best noise reduction software available right now.

[garryknight]

I have to agree with that. I process RAWs with Bibble Pro which includes the basic Noise Ninja and it does a great job.

[Riff Raff]

I leave it off, and let Lightroom handle the noise reduction. Or you can use Noise Ninja. I'm very skeptical that the camera firmware is going to do a better job at this than PC software dedicated to the task.