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Advanced Features —
Photography
[
p
-MODE MENU] (Photography)
Setting the menu (
➝
p.74)
Changing the sensitivity setting
([
S
ISO])
Use this menu to specify required sensitivity setting of the
ambient light around the subject.
The larger value of the sensitivity, the higher sensitivity is
obtained. The higher sensitivity settings will allow you to
take pictures in darker locations.
CHECK
• Settings
[AUTO]/[AUTO(800)]/[AUTO(400)]/[3200
3
]/[1600]/
[800]/[400]/[200]/[100]/[64]
Selecting [AUTO]/[AUTO(800)]/[AUTO(400)] as the
sensitivity setting, the camera selects the best
sensitivity setting for the subject’s brightness.
• About [AUTO(800)]/[AUTO(400)]
[AUTO(800)]/[AUTO(400)] can be selected when the
Mode dial is set to
N
. For [AUTO(800)]/[AUTO(400)],
sensitivity is automatically set in the same way as for
[AUTO], but the highest sensitivity is limited. Select
[AUTO(800)]/[AUTO(400)] depending on the scene.
MEMO
• When anything other than
N
,
M
,
<
and
>
in the
Shooting mode is selected, only AUTO can be selected
for the ISO (sensitivity) setting.
• When
N
,
M
,
<
and
>
in the Shooting mode is selected,
AUTO cannot be selected for the ISO (sensitivity)
setting.
• [
QUALITY] is limited to
3
, when [
ISO] is set to
3200. [
QUALITY] automatically changes and is
displayed in yellow in the LCD screen. When [
ISO]
is set to other than 3200, the restriction is cleared.
CAUTION
• Although higher sensitivity settings will allow you to take
pictures in darker locations, they will also increase the
amount of speckling in your images. Choose the
sensitivity setting that best suits the conditions.
• When 3200 is set for [
S
ISO], image resolution will be
lower than if shot at a sensitivity setting lower than
1600.
The selected sensitivity
setting appears on the
screen when the
sensitivity setting is set
to the setting other than
[AUTO].
ISO 100
ISO 100
60
60
F3
F3. 5
PROGRAM SHIFT
PROGRAM SHIFT
