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Using the Menus: Shooting Mode
N
N
ISO
ISO
Control the camera’s sensitivity to light. Higher values can be used to reduce blur when lighting is
poor; note, however, that mottling may appear in pictures taken at high sensitivities, particularly at set-
tings of
3200
and
6400
. If
AUTO
,
AUTO (1600)
,
AUTO (800)
, or
AUTO (400)
is selected, the camera
will adjust sensitivity automatically in response to shooting conditions. The maximum value that will
be selected by the camera at settings of
AUTO (1600)
,
AUTO (800)
, or
AUTO (400)
is 1600, 800, or
400 respectively.
Settings of
100
–
6400
are available only in
P
and
M
modes,
AUTO (400)
,
AUTO (800)
, and
AUTO
(1600)
only in
P
and
S
modes; at burst mode settings of
l
and
m
(pg. 30), the only options available
in
S
mode will be
AUTO (3200)
and
AUTO (6400)
.
AUTO
is available in all modes except
P
,
S
,
C
, and
M
. At settings of
3200
and
6400
, image quality (pg. 75) will automatically be lowered to
2
or below;
settings that have been altered from the value selected by the user are displayed in yellow. The previ-
ous image quality will be restored when another sensitivity is selected.
Settings other than
AUTO
are shown by an icon in the display.
1
Note
Sensitivity is not reset when the camera is turned off or another shooting mode is se-
lected.
9
NN
ISO AUTO (800)
P
9
NN
ISO AUTO (800)
P
