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230 The “Recording” (Camera icon) Menu Settings

Those who really want the best quality images at high ISO should shoot
RAW (where no noise reduction is applied) and post-process using noise-
reduction software such as Noise Ninja or NeatImage (those are stand-alone
packages) or use the native noise reduction features in workflow software
(such as Lightroom, Aperture, Bibble, DxO, or Adobe Camera RAW).
Figure 5-71 shows the same test image shot in RAW and cleaned up using
the Noise Reduction feature in Lightroom.
I discuss my techniques for reducing noise in high-ISO RAW files in
Section 14.8.

RAW before Noise Reduction RAW after Noise Reduction

Figure 5-71: The same picture shot in RAW and post-processed in Lightroom. If pixel-
peeping is your hobby, then shooting RAW is the way to go! 

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