While checking the links, I've noticed that a version 6.0 of Neat Image, is available, newer than version 5.9 I'm using here. Do not take my word, download and try the stand-alone evaluation version which is not crippled (no watermarks in results!) and does not have an expiration limit. The program is efficient, frequently updated, and well-supported I can recommend it highly, especially, if not only, for those who want to exercise high-ISO options in Olympus SLRs. It is, possibly, the best noise-removal application on the market - although since the purchase I didn't have a need to try others, so my comparison is a little old. It comes as a stand-alone application, or as a Photoshop plugin (which I am using without any problems in Photo-Paint and Paint Shop Pro). Neat Image provides better results and more flexibility than noise-reduction facilities built into image-processing programs sometimes much better. Here are the same samples after going through the Neat Image application which over the years I have learned to use and trust.
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Still, even the ISO 3200 images can be made usable if a good noise removal application is used at the postprocessing stage. That setting was chosen to avoid excessive detail loss caused by stronger filtering also to allow for more flexibility in postprocessing. Those at highest, especially ISO 3200, exhibit considerable noise, note that the in-camera noise filtering was set to Low there. In another article I'm presenting comparative samples of images produced by the E-30 at various ISO values. My other articles related to the Olympus E-System cameras.