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Adjusting the ISO Speed

Available Shooting Modes p. 300

Raise the ISO speed to use a fast shutter speed when you wish to reduce the effects of camera shake or avoid blurry subjects, or to turn the flash off when shooting in a dark area.

1 Select an ISO Speed.

1.Select an ISO speed turning the ISO

speed dial.

• When selecting a settable ISO speed, the ISO speed lamp will light orange.

• If you select an ISO speed that cannot be

 

set, the ISO speed lamp turns off and the

 

ISO speed is automatically set to

( in

mode).

• When you select

(Auto) or

(High ISO Auto), the camera

sets the optimal

speed for the light level when shooting. As

the ISO speed will automatically be raised in dark places,

shutter speed will increase, reducing camera shake and subject

blurring.

ISO

• Select

 

to put priority on image quality.

 

• When you select , the camera also detects motion and sets the optimum ISO speed. As the shutter speed becomes even faster*, camera shake and blurred photos caused by subject movement will be reduced even more than when shooting the same scene in .

* Noise may increase in the captured image compared to ISO AUTO.

z You can set the ISO speed to (p. 94).

z The camera automatically applies noise reduction processing when you shoot at a high ISO speed.

zIf the camera is set at or , the ISO speed automatically set by the camera will be displayed when pressing the shutter button halfway or in playback information.

Functions Shooting Used Commonly