Is this a good camera? Do they make cameras that get rid of noise?

Question:

Is this a good camera? Do they make cameras that get rid of noise?

I saw the pentax optio a30 on QVC and was wondering if it would be a good camera for professional photography and stock photography? It didn't say anything about noise reduction but i was wondering if they make cameras that reduce or get rid of noise (digital cameras). What would be the best free program to reduce noise or is their a special trick?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: If you want good digital camera with little noise, then you almost always have to go with Digital SLR. Please see this article

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/070520...

Basically to summarize, the SIZE of the CCD (light sensitive device) is the major factor in image noise. And the matter of fact is that almost all P&S cameras use tiny CCD compared to DSLR. Fuji seems to have overcome some problem and few of their P&S cameras are quite good with noise. But remember (lack of) noise is just one factor of what makes a good camera.

There is no magic when it come to getting rid of noise. There is a program called Noise Ninja that seems good but still not as good as using a DSLR (sorry not free).

http://www.picturecode.com/
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If you want to know a "trick" it is to NOT use high ISO. Stick with the lowest ISO setting and use camera steading devices (bean bags, tripods, etc.).

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