topic Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Rebel T3 - How to improve image quality

Zeke2 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:04:39 GMT

Hello. I was just wondering why does this person's phot look so much more clear than the ones I take? Does his camera have a higher megapixle number? I also feel like I was in focus too. The moose is the one I found the other one is mine of the bird. I used the sigma 150-600 with my canon camera eos rebel t3. Maybe I just need an updade.

Tell me what y'all think?

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

March411 — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:03:46 GMT

What was the ISO for this image? It was a bit noisy, exposure is a bit dark and how much of a crop?

I ran it through Topaz and removed the noise and bumped the exposure a bit.

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

LeeP — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:38:56 GMT

It is dangerous to compare an SOOC (straight out of camera) image to a "found" image because the supposedly "better" image could be an altered Frankenstein image. A friend of mine who is a Canon enthusiast produces otherworldly images, but his "image" is 99% of the time a Frankenstein of several images stitched together and then worked over like a Hollywood celebrity and their plastic surgeon. While Topazed (sic), Photoshopped, Lightroomed (sic) images are a person's prerogative, I prefer SOOC and I actually like some noise/grain in black-and-white/monochrome images. Thus, if you had an SOOC image and a friend shot the same subject at the same time with a same/similar lens and there was a radical difference, that would at least be a fair discussion i.e. apples-to-apples. The bird image is a bit dark, but given the hefty telephoto lens camera shake would be another factor to explore as a cause for less than adequate sharpness.

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

Zeke2 — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:48:02 GMT

Thank you very much! I will take all of this into consideration.

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

Zeke2 — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:51:23 GMT

I'll have to check out Topaz. Thank you so much! ISO was 1600. Now I think I had that way too high, haha. It was sorta dark out and I needed some light, but I see all that noise it introduced into the photo now.

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

March411 — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:28:07 GMT

Lee made some valid points, a lot of images are significantly modified in post production. I like Topaz or DXO to reduce noise when I have limited options to reduce noise because of a lack of light. I don't want to give up on the image so I grab the frame and run it through noise reduction. But I will say that he is correct, straight out of the camera is always the goal.

Good luck, keep shooting because it will only get better as you move forward.

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

Zeke2 — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:32:36 GMT

Thank you! I am definitely going to get topaz!

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

TomRamsey — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:58:29 GMT

First off, a moose is a lot bigger target than a Robin, it may have been a bit easier, but again maybe not. We would need to see all of you shooting data to really analyze the photo. At a quick glance, it looks like there could be a little movement in your image. That could be due to too slow of a shutter speed, or just technique. Knowing the focal length, shutter speed, aperture and ISO of the shot can really be helpful. Good post processing and noise reduction can make a picture better, but if you start with a better picture to begin with, it will be even better.

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

Zeke2 — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:58:47 GMT

Do you know any discounts for Topaz?

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

Zeke2 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:08:19 GMT

Thank You!

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

stevet1 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:47:13 GMT

Zeke,

It sounds like you are sincerely interested in becoming a better photographer.

Don't get discouraged. Keep at it.

A famous photographer named Henri Cartier-Bresson is credited with the saying, "Your First 10,000 photos are your worst."

Keep practicing and learning, and above all, have fun along the way.

Steve Thomas

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

March411 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 02:15:14 GMT

@Zeke2 wrote:

Do you know any discounts for Topaz?

Sorry I don't Zeke, I've had it for years so no reason to look for discounts. I did do a quick google search of "topaz labs promo codes" and had several results that looked promising.

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

Zeke2 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:23:29 GMT

Thank you very much! I’ve been practicing every place I go. The beach, sporting events and this summer I’m going to Yellowstone!

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

Zeke2 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:24:18 GMT

I might just need to get gigapixle ai which they offer for $85. Thank you for all the help!

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

March411 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:44:16 GMT

Personally Zeke I believe the Photo AI is more in line with what you need verses the Gigapixel. Photo AI has the denoise and sharpen tools which currently would offer you more value.

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

stevet1 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:08:53 GMT

Zeke,

" this summer I’m going to Yellowstone!"

Woohoo!

A small piece of advice...

Set aside a lot of time for driving. The distances may look small on a map, but the driving speed is only 30 mph.

It takes a long time to get from one end to the other.

Steve Thomas

Re: Rebel T3 - How to improve image quality

MichaelGClark — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:09:47 GMT

I think the moose was sitting in much brighter light than the bird. More light to work with usually results in a better picture. Photography is always about the light. Always!

Re: Rebel T3 - Image quality

TomRamsey — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:44:47 GMT

Nice, Yellowstone is amazing, and huge. Have the camera ready at all times.