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Today I learned ISO = amplification of signal:

ISO 100 = 1X amplification
ISO 1600 = 16X amplification



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Matt · 16w
It'll also leave a lot of artifacts that you don't want if you try to up the ISO in low light - 1600 ISO would leave you with a very grainy image in low light - better, if possible, to reduce the shutter speed or aperture in bright light and reverse that in low light, leaving ISO as low as possible...