ISO Sensitivity

The camera’s sensitivity to light can be adjusted according to the amount of light available. The higher the ISO sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure, allowing faster shutter speeds or smaller apertures.

 

The camera adjusts ISO sensitivity in response to

q Auto (200–6400)

lighting conditions. ISO sensitivity is adjusted in

x Auto (200–3200)

the range given in brackets; choose larger ranges

w Auto (200–800)

for increased sensitivity when lighting is poor,

smaller ranges to reduce noise (randomly-spaced

 

 

bright pixels, fog, or lines).

 

ISO sensitivity is fixed at the selected value. If

200, 400, 800, 1600,

12800 (NR) is selected, the camera will take four

shots each time the shutter-release button is

3200, 6400, 12800,

pressed all the way down and combine them to

12800 (NR)

create a single image processed to reduce the

 

 

noise that occurs at high sensitivities.

 

 

A“Auto” ISO Sensitivity Options

When auto ISO sensitivity control is in effect, the display shows an ISO AUTO icon and the current ISO sensitivity.

 

 

D12800 (NR)

 

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The edges of the image will be cropped out and the built-in flash and

 

Active D-Lighting can not be used. The desired results may not be

 

 

achieved if the camera or subject moves during shooting. If NEF (RAW)

 

 

is selected for image quality, the picture will be recorded as a fine-qual-

 

 

ity JPEG image. Only one shot will be taken if the shutter speed is

 

 

slower than 1/30 s.

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