Taking Photographs—Advanced Photography
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AUTO
Equivalent to a setting of
100
under normal conditions; when
lighting is poor, however, camera automatically raises sensi-
tivity to compensate. When sensitivity is raised above a val-
ue approximately equivalent to ISO 100,
ISO
icon appears
in control panel and monitor.
Approximately equivalent to an ISO rating of 100, recom-
mended except when lighting is poor or when higher shut-
ter speeds are required (for example, when photographing
a moving object). Noise may appear in photographs taken
at settings above this value.
100
200
Approximately equivalent to an ISO rating of 200.
400
Approximately equivalent to an ISO rating of 400.
Approximately equivalent to an ISO rating of 800. Value is
displayed in red in monitor to indicate that photographs tak-
en at this setting will likely contain an appreciable amount
of noise. Use only to capture natural lighting under low light
conditions or when a fast shutter speed is required to avoid
blurring. We recommend that image sharpening (
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be turned off at this setting to avoid heightening the effects
of noise.
800
The following options are available:
When to use it
Option
Using the Flash
A setting of
800
is intended for use with natural lighting. We recommend that
you choose
AUTO
or a fixed value of
400
or less when using the flash.
Exposure Mode
If sensitivity is set to
AUTO
in shutter-priority auto or manual exposure modes,
sensitivity will be fixed at ISO 100 equivalent and will not vary with lighting
conditions.
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