Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, DModes)

ISO Sensitivity

Set to A, B, Cor DMd(Shooting menu) MISO sensitivity

When ISO sensitivity is increased, less light is needed when taking pictures. Higher ISO sensitivity allows darker subjects to be captured. Additionally, even with subjects of similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds, and blurring caused by camera shake and subject movement can be reduced.

•Although higher ISO sensitivity is effective when shooting darker subjects, shooting without the flash, shooting with the camera zoomed in, etc., images may contain noise.

Auto (default setting)

Sensitivity is ISO 160 when there is sufficient lighting; the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 1600 when lighting is dim.

Fixed range auto

Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity, from ISO 160-400(default setting) or ISO 160-800. The camera will not raise sensitivity beyond the maximum value in the selected range. Set the maximum value for ISO sensitivity for effective control over the amount of “grain” that appears in images.

160, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

Sensitivity is locked at the specified value.

The icon for the ISO sensitivity setting is displayed on the monitor (A6).

•When Auto is selected, the Eicon is not displayed at ISO 160, but is displayed if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to more than 160 (A34).

•When Fixed range auto is selected, Uand the maximum ISO sensitivity value are displayed.

BNotes on ISO Sensitivity

•In D(manual) mode, ISO sensitivity will be fixed at ISO 160 if Auto or Fixed range auto is selected.

•This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A90) for more information.

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