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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RAH" data-source="post: 851636" data-attributes="member: 5834">This tradeoff battle between sharpness versus low noise (via in-camera reduction) isn't unique to super-zooms. Even with DSLRs, you get the same thing. In reviews, the Nikon D80 is highly praised by some for low noise at high ISOs (via in-caera tweaking) versus the Canon Rebel XTi. But on the other hand, there are those who praise the Rebel for having sharper (but noisier) images at high ISO. Depends on what you want. Generally, I guess I agree that it's better to maintain the sharpness and take a little noise, which can be removed later. But really bad noise can obscure the detail, so go figure.</blockquote>