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Advanced
Features
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11Set the Power switch to “q”.
2Set the mode dial to Still Photography mode.
3Press the Photo mode (p) button.
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In “r” Movie mode, you cannot set the ISO (sensitivity)
setting.
21Press “g” to select the “S” setting and then
press “f” to change the setting.
2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the
setting.
hSettings
B: AUTO, 400, 800, 1600
?, N, M, <, >: 200, 400, 800, 1600
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While selecting a higher sensitivity setting will allow you to
take pictures in darker locations, it will also increase the
amount of speckling in your images.
Streaking may also be visible in shots of scenes such as the
night sky.
Choose the sensitivity setting that best suits the conditions.
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When you specify a high sensitivity, the amount of noise
(interference) in the image shown on the LCD monitor before
the shot is taken increases. However, this is normal and does
not indicate a fault.
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The digital zoom cannot be used in high-sensitivity
photography.
High-sensitivity photography (1600)
When a high-sensitivity (1600) is selected, the
quality is automatically set to “1”.
◆Quality setting in high-sensitivity mode ◆
■Camera settings for high-sensitivity photography
The ISO setting remains at High Sensitivity even if you use the Power switch or Mode dial.
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11Set the Power switch to “q”.
2Set the mode dial to Still Photography mode or
Movie mode.
3Press the Photo mode (p) button.
21Press “g” to select the “y” setting and then
Press “f” to change the setting.
2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the
setting.
You can choose from 4 settings. Using the table
below as a guide, select the setting that best suits
your aims.
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The numbers to the right of each setting show the number of
available shots.
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When you change the quality, the number of available shots
also changes (➡P.22).
Quality settings in Still Photography (q)mode
The image sizes are “%” and “$”.
hMovie size
%640 ×480 pixels (for better quality)
$320 ×240 pixels (for longer shooting)
hFrame rate
30 fps (fixed)
See P.101 for information on the frame rate.
Quality settings in Movie (r)mode
◆Quality setting in high-sensitivity mode ◆
If you try to select a quality setting other than “1” when the camera is set to high-sensitivity mode,
“&” is displayed blinking and the quality cannot be changed.
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Printing at A4 size or printing part of the image cropped at A5 or A6 size.
Image quality
56 MB (2832 ×2128)
Printing at A4 or A5 size or printing part of the image cropped at A6 size.
33 MB (2048 × 1536)
Printing at A5 or A6 size.
22 MB (1600 × 1200)
Printing at A6 size.
11 MB (1280 × 960)
Sample Uses

y

QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)

pPHOTO MODE STILLIMAGE/MOVIE
3Advanced
Features
If you try to select a quality setting (➡P.28) other than “1” when the camera is set to high-sensitivity
mode, “&” is displayed blinking and the quality cannot be changed.

SSENSITIVITY

pPHOTO MODE STILLIMAGE
If you select AUTO as the ISO setting, the camera
automatically selects the appropriate ISO setting for
the subject brightness.
The AUTO ISO setting can be selected in the
“B” photography modes.