E-500 iso

[Wayfarer]

I own an e-500 and have read online that iso 200 produces clearer images than iso 100, having tried this i would tend to agree somewhat with this theory. Having said that, it could be imagination.
Can anyone verify this, or explain it to me.
Thanks.

[velvet4269]

Big disclaimer: I am in no way an expert.

My theory? It depends on what you're taking photos of, and the ambient light.

The higher the ISO, technically, the easier time you'll have getting images in lower ambient lighting. Of course, you also tend to get a lot more noise with the higher ISOs.

All that said, I still haven't really taken my E-500 above an ISO of 100, preferring to learn how to use the EV settings first. That said, I probably should, given my preference for walking in shaded areas. I'll have to play around & see.

From what I remember, from my teen years & I was using film 35mm p&s cameras, ISO 100 = bright, sunny day; ISO 200 = general, all-purpose photography; ISO 400 = low(er) light photography.

[Wayfarer]

Thanks for the reply, I have my e-500 set to 400 iso max but occasionally take it above this for select shots. If you use your camera on higher iso setting and experience unwanted noise, there is a good "free" download from Neat Image.com available, this works really well. Anyway returning to the original question, it was the image clarity that i was concerned with rather than noise in an image. Thanks anyway.