{"id":24629,"date":"2014-11-20T17:25:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T21:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=24629"},"modified":"2017-10-03T18:16:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T22:16:40","slug":"review-high-iso-performance-nikon-d750-vs-nikon-d4s-d4-d810-d610","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-high-iso-performance-nikon-d750-vs-nikon-d4s-d4-d810-d610\/","title":{"rendered":"review: High-ISO performance \u2013 Nikon D750 \/ D4S \/ D4 \/ D810 \/ D610"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/models\/melanie-s\/D750_2575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>review: High-ISO performance \u2013 Nikon D750 \/\u00a0D4S \/ D4 \/ D810 \/ D610<\/h1>\n<p>With the initial quick test of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/nikon-d750-high-iso-noise-performance\/\">Nikon D750 high-ISO noise performance<\/a>, I was quite impressed. But it really is only in comparison to other cameras that we can see how good it is. With that, I took 5\u00a0of the current full-frame Nikon DSLRs to compare them against each other to see their\u00a0high-ISO noise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D750<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d4s-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D4s<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nikon D4<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D810<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d610\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D610<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d4s-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D4s<\/a>\u00a0(<em>affiliate<\/em>) is currently the high-ISO king, so it was specifically interesting to see how the 24 megapixel <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D750<\/a>\u00a0(<em>affiliate<\/em>)\u00a0would compare. If you&#8217;re in a hurry and don&#8217;t want to wait until the end of this review, then here&#8217;s the good news: to my eye, the D750 is comparable to the D4S in terms of high-ISO noise. Maybe even a squeak better! But you don&#8217;t have to take my word for it, there are RAW files you can dowload and check for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/westcott-spiderlite-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/models\/melanie-s\/D750_2532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Details about\u00a0the image at the top<\/h2>\n<p>I used the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-70-200mm-f2-8-vr-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 AF-S VR II<\/a>\u00a0(<em>affiliate<\/em>) with the cameras, mounted on a tripod.<\/p>\n<p>Lighting was with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/westcott-spiderlite-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westcott Spiderlite TD6 and\u00a03\u2019x4\u2019 shallow\u00a0softbox<\/a>\u00a0(<em>affiliate<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Using continuous lighting allowed me to change my ISO and shutter speeds (and eventually aperture), without the hassle of hitting maximum flash sync speed. If I had used flash, I would&#8217;ve had to change my flash output for each sequence. Less simple than just turning a camera dial. Also, with this, the lighting stayed exactly the same for each sequence, with exactly the same light output.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/models\/melanie-s\/DSC_7604.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"938\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>High-ISO noise comparison<\/h2>\n<p>To compare the cameras, I shot repeated sequences of Melanie in more or less this pose, changing it as little as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing image quality between cameras with different size sensors isn&#8217;t easy. For example, the 36 megapixels of the Nikon D810 might print differently than it appears at 100% view on your computer.\u00a0This is why the I show a 100% crop and 50% crop here. So I am mostly side-stepping diligent side-by-side comparison, by making the RAW files available with the 5 cameras shot at different ISO settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/camera\/nikon\/RAW-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the RAW files<\/a><\/strong> if you want to play around with them yourself to compare.<\/p>\n<p>I checked the exposure for each camera via the histogram, holding up a\u00a0white paper kitchen towel to give us a spike of white. The histogram was perfectly matched for all 5 cameras.<\/p>\n<p>I started the sequence\u00a0at 800 ISO. I only went up to 51,200 ISO &#8230; which excluded the D610 since the D610 only goes up to 25,600 ISO<\/p>\n<p>Past that, only the D4 and D4S were the only\u00a0contenders, but the\u00a0images were\u00a0so noisy that I don&#8217;t think that those ISO settings would be of much use to the vast majority of photographers.<\/p>\n<p>D810 at 36 megapixels showed noise in the dark areas fairly quickly. But again, this will print differently than you might anticipate from a 100% view on your computer, and might compare very well with the D4 or D4S.<\/p>\n<p>The D610 didn&#8217;t fare as well as the other cameras.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: the image softness you see in the D810 photo at 800 ISO is camera shake due to my sloppy technique. It&#8217;s not the camera\u00a0being less sharp at 800 ISO than the others.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 100% crops of similar images shot which each camera. The crop is of part of her shoulder, into the dark background.<\/p>\n<p>I am showing the 6400 ISO images here, and should give you a very good idea of the relative merits of each camera at higher ISO settings. And make sure you marvel at how the $2,300\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D750<\/a>\u00a0compares to the $6,500\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d4s-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D4s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I added a 50% view of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D810<\/a>\u00a0file so you can see how the noise changes with the change in resolution.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/camera\/nikon\/high-ISO-crop\/D750_06400-ISO_2524.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/camera\/nikon\/high-ISO-crop\/D4S_06400-ISO_1262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/camera\/nikon\/high-ISO-crop\/D4_06400-ISO_7907.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/camera\/nikon\/high-ISO-crop\/D810_06400-ISO_7612-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/camera\/nikon\/high-ISO-crop\/D810_06400-ISO_7612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/camera\/nikon\/high-ISO-crop\/D610_06400-ISO_6875.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>About the Nikon D750<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D750<\/a>\u00a0 (<em>affiliate<\/em>), really performed surprisingly well here, especially considering that the D750 has higher resolution. \u00a0Also, the D4S is still a very recent camera!<\/p>\n<p>The comparison shown here above, is typical for how the cameras stack up against each other across all the ISO settings.<\/p>\n<p>To my eye though, there isn&#8217;t that much to chose between the D4, D4S and D750. They are on par with each other.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D810<\/a>\u00a0(<em>affiliate<\/em>) is an entirely different beast again with its very high megapixel count.<\/p>\n<p>All of this makes the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D750<\/a>\u00a0a very desirable little camera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Related articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-high-iso-performance-nikon-d4s-vs-d4-d3s-d610-d700\/\">review: High-ISO performance \u2013 Nikon D4S vs. D4 \/ D3s \/ D610 \/ D700<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/nikon-d750-high-iso-noise-performance\/\">Nikon D750 \u2013 high-ISO noise performance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/nikon-d750-camera-settings-custom-settings\/\">Nikon D750 \u2013 camera settings &amp; custom settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/iso-comparison-various-canon-nikon-cameras\/\">ISO comparison \u2013 various Canon and Nikon cameras<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-nikon-d4s-auto-focus-af\/\">review: Nikon D4S \u2013 auto-focus \/ AF performance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/equipment-reviews-nikon\/\">Other reviews of Nikon photo gear<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>review: High-ISO performance \u2013 Nikon D750 \/\u00a0D4S \/ D4 \/ D810 \/ D610 With the initial quick test of the\u00a0Nikon D750 high-ISO noise performance, I was quite impressed. But it really is only in comparison to other cameras that we can see how good it is. With that, I took 5\u00a0of the current full-frame Nikon&nbsp;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-high-iso-performance-nikon-d750-vs-nikon-d4s-d4-d810-d610\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read more inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,703,706,27,28],"tags":[683,767,751,752,768,663],"yst_prominent_words":[2404,2414,2408,2403,1117,1112,2406,1483,2411,2397,2400,2409,2407,2402,2399,2410,2413,2405,2401,2412],"class_list":{"0":"post-24629","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-equipment-review","8":"category-equipment-reviews-nikon","9":"category-melanie-s","10":"category-nikon","11":"category-nikon-dslr","12":"tag-nikon-d4s-high-iso-noise","13":"tag-nikon-d610-review","14":"tag-nikon-d750-high-iso-performance","15":"tag-nikon-d750-review","16":"tag-nikon-d810-review","17":"tag-review-nikon-d4s","18":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24629"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42002,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629\/revisions\/42002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24629"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=24629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}