This was written in 2002 before much higher ISO's became available on much newer digital cameras: "The Fujifilm Finepix S2 Pro offers a selection of ISO's up to 1600 which is amazing to me. While the ISO 1600 setting produces "noise" (grain in film), the ability to stop an airborne jetliner in darkness is amazing." In 2013 I purchased the full frame Nikon D800E which is like a new Corvette compared to a 1972 VW Super Beetle, especially when it comes to much higher ISO's with minimum grain.