Olympus E-620 Noise Reduction and Gradation (SAT)
So far I’m enjoying my new compact digial SLR, the Olympus E620, but I’m having a lot of trouble deciding whether or not to shoot JPGs with built-in noise reduction (NR) and/or “Gradation” (SAT) settings. Shadow Adjustment Technology is something I usually do in-computer instead of in-camera, using iPhoto and/or Photoshop’s shadow / highlight adjustments.
E-620 noise reduction / gradation test
I figure I’m not the only person out there with this quandary, especially as the E620 risks being a little noisy, and using SAT can make that noise really jump out at you… But then again, you get photos that are so usable right out of the camera. So I’ve published a webpage that makes it easy to compare how a couple of shots look different when taken with and without NR and SAT. You be the judge!
http://cantonbecker.com/olympus-e620-noise-and-gradation
Flickr Photo Updates (Finally!)
I hadn’t touched my Flickr account in a very long time. I think I’m still bummed out that Yahoo! bought Flickr. But there were a few fun photos I wanted to share, including this one:
“Ocean: 1 Tank: 0″
Found on a beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico. The US military used Culebra island for practice-bombing from 1901 through to 1975. Leah and I had some great snorkeling adventures there, though it was a bit strange to explore this underwater world where you were as likely to encounter a manta ray as you were a bomb casing…