Originally posted by jpzk What software/technique do you use for noise reduction?
Do you shoot RAW? (I always do).
Doesn't Highlight Correction apply only when shooting JPEG or am I mistaken?
I am certainly not new to photography and Pentax but this K7 is all new to me and quite different to use ...
Thanks,
JP
Highlight Correction works at Exposure level, and affects the RAW file.
The downside is that the darkest shadow areas are effectively underexposed, so there is more noise there.
The other D-range control, Shadow Correction is software based, though the data is embedded in the RAW file, and the Pentax software can read it, if you wish to apply the setting to the RAW output.
I use Silkypix PRO, having recently upgraded from Silkypix 3.0. The Noise Reduction function is pretty good. You have control over Luminance Noise, Chroma Noise, as well as how much High Frequency noise to reduce, which controls how much detail you trade off vs. Noise.
NoiseWare is also very good.