Noise starts to show at ISO 400, but up until that point photos are relatively clean and sharp with very good detail. At ISO 800 photos have a mottled look, but loss of detail is still fairly minimal. Even ISO 1,600 photos are usable as long as you can overlook some color change from increased noise levels.
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