On the other hand, I am tempted to try that preset on some portraits or nudes.įor your perusal, here are full frames of the 3200 ISO buckle sample, which I chose as perhaps most informative for comparisons: original, and Neat Image results: default and my presets: Low, Medium, and High. Finally, my High preset is clearly too aggressive, putting a layer of Saran wrap on top of everything very much like results from a really cheap camera (or a cell phone). Then, the version using program defaults is, I believe, a bit too aggressive, although it seems to be calibrated for common print sizes, where it may look quite pleasant at 9×12" or less. Some may prefer my Medium preset, quite similar to what some of other SLRs are doing in-camera. The reduction in noise levels is significant, and detail loss - negligible. ISO 3200, Neat Image: my High preset (too aggressive!)įor me, the Low setup works best. ISO 3200, Neat Image: auto calibration, Neat Image default preset Links to full frames of some images are provided as well. Each next row shows the effects of the next stronger presets I've applied. The comparison starts from original JPEGs from the camera, and all sample fragments are shown in 1:1 pixel scale. For those who use the program, I'm providing a download of the presets I'm using for that purpose at ISO 3200. ![]() Here I am showing the results of E-30 picture denoising with Neat Image at various noise removal profiles. I downloaded it right away, but these results are from 5.9, if that matters. While checking the links, I've noticed that a version 6.0 of Neat Image, is available, newer than version 5.9 I'm using here. Do not take my word, download and try the stand-alone evaluation version which is not crippled (no watermarks in results!) and does not have an expiration limit. The program is efficient, frequently updated, and well-supported I can recommend it highly, especially, if not only, for those who want to exercise high-ISO options in Olympus SLRs. It is, possibly, the best noise-removal application on the market - although since the purchase I didn't have a need to try others, so my comparison is a little old. It comes as a stand-alone application, or as a Photoshop plugin (which I am using without any problems in Photo-Paint and Paint Shop Pro). Neat Image provides better results and more flexibility than noise-reduction facilities built into image-processing programs sometimes much better. Here are the same samples after going through the Neat Image application which over the years I have learned to use and trust. Still, even the ISO 3200 images can be made usable if a good noise removal application is used at the postprocessing stage. That setting was chosen to avoid excessive detail loss caused by stronger filtering also to allow for more flexibility in postprocessing. Those at highest, especially ISO 3200, exhibit considerable noise, note that the in-camera noise filtering was set to Low there. In another article I'm presenting comparative samples of images produced by the E-30 at various ISO values. ![]() ![]() My other articles related to the Olympus E-System cameras.
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