Does anyone knoe what the closest way to achieve an in-camera grain look? perhaps having max. iso but lowering aperture and exposure? i know that subtle noise can kinda mimic the look.
You are right, we can introduce slight grain by playing with ISO. Each camera will have a different noise floor, and will require different settings, so please keep this in mind.
With black n white film simulations it's very easy, just turn off the noise reduction all together and crank up the iso to as much grain you'd like to appear in your image.
With color film simulations on the other hand, it's tricky, because ISO also intoduces color noise, so we need to turn the Noise reduction on Low or Normal. But Noise Reduction will also smoothen your image and the Noise, and depending on the settings used, you might or might not get the Grain you wished for. It's a shame Sony is not giving us internal grain options, it's one of the most important factors in film rendition in my opinion.
So by turning on Noise Reduction we start smoothing the image and cutting down the grain. The more we increase ISO the more Noise Reduction is being applied.
Start at NR Low and slowly start raising the ISO to find the perfect level of grain for your camera. If you raise it too much, it will start adding color noise which will be smoothened out by the Noise Reduction.
You are lucky because the RX100 has a tiny sensor, and consequently you will get subtle grain even at ISO 100-400, which is an advantage to full-frame cameras, which need to shoot at iso's of 3200 or 6400 to get the same texture, and at that point, the Noise Reduction start smoothing out the image.
Each camera needs different settings, but after you gain some experience you will be able to do it on the fly.
You are right, we can introduce slight grain by playing with ISO. Each camera will have a different noise floor, and will require different settings, so please keep this in mind.
With black n white film simulations it's very easy, just turn off the noise reduction all together and crank up the iso to as much grain you'd like to appear in your image.
With color film simulations on the other hand, it's tricky, because ISO also intoduces color noise, so we need to turn the Noise reduction on Low or Normal. But Noise Reduction will also smoothen your image and the Noise, and depending on the settings used, you might or might not get the Grain you wished for. It's a shame Sony is not giving us internal grain options, it's one of the most important factors in film rendition in my opinion.
So by turning on Noise Reduction we start smoothing the image and cutting down the grain. The more we increase ISO the more Noise Reduction is being applied.
Start at NR Low and slowly start raising the ISO to find the perfect level of grain for your camera. If you raise it too much, it will start adding color noise which will be smoothened out by the Noise Reduction.
You are lucky because the RX100 has a tiny sensor, and consequently you will get subtle grain even at ISO 100-400, which is an advantage to full-frame cameras, which need to shoot at iso's of 3200 or 6400 to get the same texture, and at that point, the Noise Reduction start smoothing out the image.
Each camera needs different settings, but after you gain some experience you will be able to do it on the fly.