Why is the Auto ISO so cool on the Nikon D3S?
This is a feature that will have the camera automatically adjust the ISO whilst staying faster than a certain shutter speed. I like my shots to be sharp, and I don’t mind a bit of noise. The ISO goes all the way up to a mind-blistering 12,800! That’s crazy! Many of my shots came out at that ISO and the noise was not that bad! I was expecting way worse. You can see some samples below. Note that I did not do a lot of sample “daytime” shots. Those are as awesome as you would expect… I tried to focus on the “dark” stuff since that is where this camera stands above. I’ve seen some people say that the D3S can see more than the human eye in dark situations. I have not seen that behavior yet… I tried taking some shots of my kids in a dark car, and they still came out blurry, even at max ISO. A sharp and stunning rendition by the Nikon D3S using a 50mm prime lens (Nikon 50mm Review). ISO 800 at 30 seconds. Yes, you read that right. And no Noise Reduction! Here is my daughter in downtown Tampa.
