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Auto Mode
More on
Sh
ooting
E
ISO Sensitivity
Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the
sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure. Although a high ISO rating
is suited for taking pictures of subjects in action or in poor lighting, high sensitivity
is often associated with “noise” - randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels
concentrated in dark parts of the image.
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor (
A
8). When
Auto
is
selected, the
E
icon is not displayed at ISO 80, but is displayed if the ISO
sensitivity automatically increases to more than 80 (
A
30).
Set to
A
(auto) mode (
A
48)
M
d
(Shooting menu)
M
E
ISO sensitivity
Auto (default setting)
Sensitivity is ISO 80 under normal conditions; when lighting is poor and the flash is
off, the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800.
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
Sensitivity will be locked at the specified value.
•
When ISO sensitivity is locked,
Motion detection
(
A
104) does not function.
B
Notes on ISO Sensitivity
This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features.
➝
“Camera Settings that Cannot
Be Set at the Same Time“ (
A
58)
B
ISO 3200 and ISO 6400
When
ISO sensitivity
is set to
3200
or
6400
, the available
Image
mode
settings are limited to
M
2048×1536
,
N
1024×768
, and
O
640×480
. The image mode of the shooting mode is shown in
red and
X
is displayed next to the ISO sensitivity in the lower left of
the monitor.
3200
3200
