Tuesday, 7 November 2017

dslr - How does "Unity Gain ISO" differ from Native ISO?


Native iso is "the sensitivity you get without amplifying the analogue signal you get from the sensor". Unity gain ISO is "the ISO of the camera where the A/D converter digitizes 1 electron to 1 data number (DN) in the digital image." They both seem to be the same but the unity gain ISO is unique for each camera whereas the native iso is a range of ISOs. If no amplification means assigning 1 digital unit to 1 photoelectron, aren't both native ISO and unity gain ISO the same?





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