Even high-end cameras that can shoot in Log, like the Sony A7 series, apply some noise reduction on their end. This is important for most compressed formats. H

Even high-end cameras that can shoot in Log, like the Sony A7 series, apply some noise reduction on their end. This is important for most compressed formats. However, most people would be horrified to see how noisy and unsharp the images from top cinema cameras are when most post-processing is disabled.