<p>Noise increases file size because makes the image less uniform. <br />Let's take a 100% white image. If it has noise, will not be so well compressed as JPG or ZIP<br /><br />I still didn't understand if noise is the same in 5Ds vs 7Ds at, let's say, ISO 12800. If they are the same that the low ISO it's a market strategy.<br /> And also, what about the LARGE format? They also have lower ISO, why is that? Maybe is the same reason? Maybe higher ISO requiers more processing power or something?<br /> PS<br />Of course the two cameras have different purposes.</p>