p-MODE MENU (Photography)

Setting the menu (p.66)

 

 

Changing the sensitivity setting (SISO)

Use this menu to specify required sensitivity setting of the ambient light around the subject.

The larger value of the sensitivity, the higher sensitivity is obtained. The higher sensitivity settings will allow you to take pictures in darker locations.

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Settings AUTO/AUTO(1600)/AUTO(800)/AUTO(400)/1600/800/ 400/200/100

Selecting AUTO/AUTO(1600)/AUTO(800)/AUTO(400) as the sensitivity setting, the camera selects the best sensitivity setting for the subject’s brightness.

The selected sensitivity setting appears on the LCD monitor when the sensitivity setting is set to another setting excluding AUTO.

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About AUTO(1600)/AUTO(800)/AUTO(400)

AUTO(1600)/AUTO(800)/AUTO(400) can be selected when the Mode dial is set to s. For AUTO(1600)/ AUTO(800)/AUTO(400), sensitivity is automatically set in the same way as for AUTO, but the highest sensitivity is limited. Select AUTO(1600)/AUTO(800)/AUTO(400) depending on the scene.

MEMO

Sensitivity is retained even when the camera is turned off or the mode setting is changed.

When anything other than sin the Photography mode is selected, only AUTO can be selected for the ISO (sensitivity) setting.

CAUTION

Although higher sensitivity settings will allow you to take pictures in darker locations, they will also increase the amount of speckling in your images. Choose the sensitivity setting that best suits the conditions.

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