Reducing Noise
You can reduce noise that arises in RAW images shot at night or with a high ISO speed. NR is an abbreviation for "noise reduction".
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Select the [NR/ALO] tab sheet from the tool palette in the edit window or edit image window.
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Click the [NR Preview] button.
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The [NR Preview] window appears.
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Adjust an image.
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Drag the [Luminance noise reduction]/[Chrominance noise reduction] slider for [RAW] left or right to adjust the reduction level.
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You can set a noise reduction level from within a range of 0 to 20. The larger the setting, the larger the noise reduction effect.
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The noise reduction effect can be checked when an image is displayed at 100% in the NR check window.
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You can change the display position of the NR check window by dragging the enlargement display position in the navigator window.
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Click the [Apply] button.
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Noise reduction is applied to the image and the image is redisplayed.
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NR/ALO Tool Palette (When a RAW image is selected)
| [Auto Lighting Optimizer] | Auto Lighting Optimizer |
| [Noise reduction] | Noise reduction (RAW) |
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Enlargement display position* |
*If an image is displayed enlarged, the enlargement display position can be moved by dragging. The enlargement display position appears when [Docking display] has been set and the edit image window has been enlarged. (Tool Palette)
Noise reduction cannot be applied when [Viewing and saving RAW images] is set to [High speed] in the [Preferences] window. Select [High quality] to reduce noise.
After selecting multiple images in the main window, you can set the same noise reduction level for the images without displaying the [NR Preview] window, by adjusting the noise reduction level in the [NR/ALO] tool palette using the [Luminance noise reduction] and [Chrominance noise reduction] sliders, and then clicking the [Apply] button.
You can set the default noise reduction beforehand, using [Default noise reduction settings] in the [Tool palette] tab sheet in the [Preferences].
When [Apply camera settings] is selected, you can pre-set a noise reduction level that suits the camera settings beforehand as the default.
When [Set as defaults] is selected, you can pre-set a preferred default setting for the noise reduction level beforehand. This is particularly useful for applying noise reduction to all the images in a folder at once, such as batch noise reduction for images with high ISO speeds.
However, for images with recipes attached, the noise level recorded in the recipe will be applied.If [Luminance noise reduction] has been set, resolution may be reduced along with reduction of noise.
If [Chrominance noise reduction] has been set, color bleeding may occur along with reduction of noise.