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Sony ZV-E1 read noise vs ISO
The Sony ZV-E1 was measured at 41 ISO settings from ISO 40 to ISO 409600. This model has no measurement of its own; the Sony a7S III, which uses the same sensor, is shown.
At base ISO (80) read noise is 1.01 DN, or 14.4 electrons at the sensor. A second gain (dual gain) kicks in at ISO 1600, cutting input-referred read noise by about 3 stop. From ISO 4000 up the camera is effectively ISO-invariant: raising ISO further doesn't meaningfully lower shadow noise. Settings above ISO 102400 don't change analog gain (digital push). Full well at base ISO is about 227,834 electrons; unity gain is around ISO 1140.
Sony ZV-E1 read noise table
| ISO | Read noise (DN) | log₂ |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | ○ 1.007 | 0.01 |
| 50 | ○ 1.133 | 0.18 |
| 64 | ○ 1.329 | 0.41 |
| 80 | 1.007 | 0.01 |
| 100 | 1.149 | 0.20 |
| 125 | 1.329 | 0.41 |
| 160 | 1.548 | 0.63 |
| 200 | 1.919 | 0.94 |
| 250 | 2.297 | 1.20 |
| 320 | 2.848 | 1.51 |
| 400 | 3.531 | 1.82 |
| 500 | 4.287 | 2.10 |
| 640 | 5.278 | 2.40 |
| 800 | 6.543 | 2.71 |
| 1000 | 8.000 | 3.00 |
| 1250 | 9.849 | 3.30 |
| 1600 | 1.591 | 0.67 |
| 2000 | 2.042 | 1.03 |
| 2500 | 2.445 | 1.29 |
| 3200 | 2.990 | 1.58 |
| 4000 | 3.249 | 1.70 |
| 5000 | 4.084 | 2.03 |
| 6400 | 4.857 | 2.28 |
| 8000 | 6.364 | 2.67 |
| 10000 | 7.781 | 2.96 |
| 12800 | 10.126 | 3.34 |
| 16000 | 12.042 | 3.59 |
| 20000 | 15.137 | 3.92 |
| 25600 | 19.160 | 4.26 |
| 32000 | 23.425 | 4.55 |
| 40000 | 28.840 | 4.85 |
| 51200 | 36.002 | 5.17 |
| 64000 | 47.177 | 5.56 |
| 80000 | 55.330 | 5.79 |
| 102400 | 69.551 | 6.12 |
| 128000 | ▼ 75.584 | 6.24 |
| 160000 | ▼ 93.054 | 6.54 |
| 204800 | ▼ 115.360 | 6.85 |
| 256000 | ▼ 142.025 | 7.15 |
| 320000 | ▼ 173.645 | 7.44 |
| 409600 | ▼ 212.306 | 7.73 |