Manual

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
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.
At the settings other than Auto, the current setting is displayed in the monitor
(A 6). If Auto is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 64, the E icon
will be displayed (A 29).
C Notes on ISO 3200
• When 3200 is selected for ISO sensitivity, the image mode mark on the screen will be displayed
in red during shooting.
• When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200, Image mode cannot be set to h 3648×2736,
i 3648×2736, L 2592×1944, P 3584×2016, and s 2736×2736. At these image mode
settings, selecting 3200 for ISO sensitivity automatically switches the Image mode setting to
M 2048×1536. When any option other than 3200 is next selected for ISO sensitivity, the
original image size setting is restored.
• At an ISO sensitivity setting of 3200, the Multi-shot 16 (A 99) option of the continuous
shooting mode is not available. At a Continuous setting of Multi-shot 16, selecting 3200 for
ISO sensitivity switches the Continuous setting to Single. The Single setting does not change
even when ISO sensitivity is set to options other than 3200.
Auto (default setting)
Sensitivity is ISO 64 under normal conditions; when lighting is poor and the flash is
off, the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800.
64,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, 3200
Sensitivity will be locked at the specified value.