Quote Originally Posted by Oren


What ISO does as far as I know, is electronically amplifying the signal - and in such a process you also amplify the noise.
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That seems right to me, as well.


So, higher ISO is a trade off between lower noise in the shadows, but higher noise in the highlights? Or, is it the other way around?


Either way, isn't it trading one noise for another?