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Advanced Features
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High-sensitivity photography (1600)

When a high-sensitivity (1600) is selected, the quality is automatically set to “1, ¡”.
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The digital zoom cannot be used in high-sensitivity photography.
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The high-sensitivity photography cannot be selected when setting CCD-RAW (P.91).
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When specifying a high-sensitivity, the amount of noise (interference) in the image shown on the LCD monitor before the
Picture is taken increases. However, this is normal.

Quality setting in High-sensitivity mode

If selecting a quality setting (P.53) other than “1, ¡” when the camera is set to High-sensitivity
mode, “&” appears blinking and the quality cannot be changed.
High-sensitivity photography is retained even when the camera is turned off or the Mode dial is
changed.
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, do not set the “S” (sensitivity) setting.
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1Press “d” or “c” to select the “S” setting and
then press “a” or “b” to change the setting.
2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the
setting.
hSettings
B: AUTO (160 to 800) / 400 / 800 / 1600
m, ,, ., /, N, M, <and >: 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
When the sensitivity is set to “200”, “400”, “800” or
“1600” the selected sensitivity setting appears on
the LCD monitor.
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When setting CCD-RAW (P.91), only the “200” and “400”
sensitivity settings can be selected.
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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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SSENSITIVITY

pPHOTO MODE STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
Sensitivity is retained even when the camera is
turned off or the Mode dial is changed.
Selecting AUTO as the sensitivity setting, the
camera selects the best sensitivity setting for the
subject brightness.
The AUTO sensitivity setting can be selected in the
B” Photography modes.