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Langford's Starting Photography, 7th Edition
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Langford's Starting Photography, 7th Edition

by Philip Andrews
October 2015
Beginner
362 pages
14h 38m
English
Routledge
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Appendix G ISO settings and their uses

Table G.1 summarizes the benefits and disadvantages of different ISO settings. Use it as a guide when selecting which value to use for your own work.

Table G.1 Benefits and disadvantages of different ISO settings
ISO and ISO equivalent setting
100 200 800

Benefits

Low noise (fine grain)

Good color saturation

Good tonal gradation

Good noise/sensitivity balance

Good sharpness, color and tone

Can be used with a good range of apertures and shutter speeds

Very sensitive

Can be used with fast shutter speeds, large aperture numbers or long lenses

Good depth of field

Disadvantages

Not very sensitive

Needs to be used with fast lens or tripod

Not the absolute best quality ...

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