DSC-F88: A Review of One of Sony's Latest 5MP Digicams

Noise

The noise test consists of pictures of our studio shot taken at increasing ISO levels to show the effect on the image. The pictures were taken after resetting the camera to its factory default settings. It was then set to record with the highest quality option, with Incandescent WB in Auto mode. The flash was off. Click on a 100% crop below to view the full-size image.

ISO 100	Click to enlarge.
ISO 200	Click to enlarge.
ISO 400	Click to enlarge.

The difference between each of these ISO settings is more subtle than expected. At ISO 100, the image has very little noise. When set to ISO 200, there is some addition of noise and loss of detail. At ISO 400, the noise is more prominent. However, we feel that at ISO 400, the image still retains enough detail to be usable.