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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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ISO Sensitivity
Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the
sensitivity, the more effective it is to shoot in dark places or moving subjects, but
the image taken will appear slightly grainy.
At the settings other than
Auto
, the current setting is displayed in the monitor
8).
If
Auto
is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 64, the
E
icon will be
displayed (
34). When
High ISO sensitivity auto
is selected,
V
is displayed.
When
Fixed range auto
is selected,
U
and the maximum ISO sensitivity value are
displayed.
B
Notes on ISO 3200 and 6400
•
The image size will display in red during shooting if
ISO sensitivity
is set to
3200
or
6400
.
• 3200
or
6400
cannot be set for
ISO sensitivity
when
Image quality
(
124) is set to
NRW
(RAW)
,
NRW (RAW) + Fine
,
NRW (RAW) + Normal
or
NRW (RAW) + Basic
.
ISO sensitivity
will
be set to
Auto
when
Image quality
(
124) is set to
NRW (RAW)
,
NRW (RAW) + Fine
,
NRW
(RAW) + Normal
or
NRW (RAW) + Basic
while
ISO sensitivity
is set to
3200
or
6400
.
•
When
ISO sensitivity
is set to
3200
or
6400
,
Image size
(
126) cannot be set to
N
4224×3168
,
E
3264×2448
,
D
2592×1944
,
I
4224×2816
,
G
4224×2376
, and
H
3168×3168
.
At these image size settings, selecting
3200
or
6400
for
ISO sensitivity
automatically switches the
image size setting to
C
2048×1536
. When any option other than
3200
or
6400
is next selected
for
ISO sensitivity
, the original image size setting is restored.
•
At an
ISO sensitivity
setting of
3200
or
6400
, the Multi-shot 16 (
140) option of the continuous
shooting mode is not available. When
Continuous
is set to
Multi-shot 16
, selecting
3200
or
6400
for
ISO sensitivity
switches the setting to
Single
, and
Single
will not be changed even if
changed to modes other than
3200
or
6400
.
Auto (default setting)
Sensitivity is ISO 64 in bright places; in dark places the camera automatically raises
sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800. If
Auto
is set when
D
is selected with the mode
dial, the ISO sensitivity is fixed to 64.
High ISO sensitivity auto
The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 64 to 1600 according
to the brightness of the subject. If
High ISO sensitivity auto
is set when
D
is
selected with the mode dial, the ISO sensitivity is fixed to 64.
Fixed range auto
Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity, from
ISO
64-100
(default setting),
ISO 64-200
, or
ISO 64-400
. The camera will not raise
sensitivity beyond the maximum value in the selected range. Set the maximum value
for ISO sensitivity for effective control over the amount of “grain” that appears in
images. If
Fixed range auto
is set when
D
is selected with the mode dial, the ISO
sensitivity is fixed to 64.
64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, 3200, 6400
Sensitivity will be locked at the specified value.