The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)

EISO Sensitivity

Enter the A(auto) mode shooting screen M Press the d button ME ISO sensitivity

Raising the ISO sensitivity reduces the amount of light needed to make an exposure, allowing images to be taken in low light conditions. A higher sensitivity also allows for faster shutter speeds, reducing blur caused by subject movement or camera shake.

High ISO sensitivity settings are useful when taking images in dim lighting, when shooting without a flash, or when using the telephoto setting, but they may also produce “noise” (randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels) in the dark areas of images.

Option

Description

sAuto (default setting)

Sensitivity is ISO 125 when there is sufficient lighting; the

camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of

 

ISO 1600 when lighting is poor.

 

 

 

Limit the camera’s automatically adjusted ISO sensitivity range

Fixed range auto

to between ISO 125 and ISO 400. By limiting the ISO sensitivity

to a maximum of 400, this option moderates the amount of

 

 

“grain” that appears in images.

 

 

125, 200, 400, 800, 1600,

Sensitivity is locked at the specified value.

3200

 

 

 

Reference Section

BNotes About ISO Sensitivity

This setting may not be available with some functions. See “Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously” (A55) for more information.

When the ISO sensitivity setting is set to any option other than Auto, motion detection (A25) is disabled.

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