Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects 83
Manually Setting Image Characteristics
The ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation settings can be adjusted for shooting.
1

In the [ (Rec.)] menu, select one of

the above items.

• See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 39).
2

Select a value for the item and press

the button.

ISO speed
• Switch speeds when you are shooting in dark
areas or want to use a fast shutter speed.
• You can select from 50, 100, 200, 400 and
AUTO.
• The default setting is ISO 50.
• Higher ISO speeds increase the image noise. To
take clean images, use as low an ISO speed as
possible.
Contrast
• Select from - (Weak), 0 (Neutral) and + (Strong).
• This function allows you to adjust the degree of
brightness.
Sharpness
• Select from - (Weak), 0 (Neutral) and + (Strong).
• This function allows you to adjust how sharply
outlines are defined.
Saturation
• Select from - (Low), 0 (Neutral) and + (High)
• This function allows you to adjust the color
depth.
3
Shoot the image.
• These functions can only be selected in the , , and shooting modes. In
the mode, however, the ISO speed cannot be set to [Auto].
• These settings are memorized even when the camera power is turned off.