Shooting Menu (A, B, Cor DMode)
ISO SensitivityRotate the mode dial to A, B, C, Dor iMdbutton MA, B, C, Dor itab (A7) MISO sensitivity
The higher the ISO sensitivity, the less light needed for taking pictures.
The higher the ISO sensitivity, the darker the subject that can be shot. 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.
•Setting the ISO sensitivity to a high level is effective when shooting dark subjects, not using the flash, shooting at the telephoto zoom position and similar situations, but the pictures taken may be slightly grainy.
Option | Description | |
| • Auto (default setting): The sensitivity is ISO 80 in bright places; in dark | |
| places the camera automatically raises the sensitivity to a maximum | |
| of ISO 3200. | |
| • Fixed range auto: Choose the range in which the camera automatically | |
ISO sensitivity | adjusts ISO sensitivity from ISO | |
and ISO | ||
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| maximum value in the selected range. Set the maximum value for ISO | |
| sensitivity to control “grain” that appears in images. | |
| • 80 to 3200, Hi 1 (equivalent to ISO 6400), Hi 2 (equivalent to ISO | |
| 12800): ISO sensitivity is fixed at the specified value. | |
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| When the shooting mode is Aor Cand ISO sensitivity is set to Auto | |
| or Fixed range auto, the shutter speed at which the ISO sensitivity | |
Minimum | automatic control starts to function (1/125 to 1 second) can be set. The | |
default setting is None. If the exposure is insufficient with the shutter | ||
shutter speed | ||
speed that is set here, the ISO sensitivity is increased automatically to | ||
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| obtain the correct exposure. If the exposure is still insufficient even after | |
| the ISO sensitivity is increased, the shutter speed slows down. | |
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The icon for the current setting is displayed on the monitor during shooting (A8).
•When Auto is selected, the Eicon is not displayed at ISO 80, but is displayed if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to higher than 80.
•When Fixed range auto is selected, the Uicon and the maximum ISO sensitivity value are displayed.
BNotes on ISO Sensitivity
•In D (Manual) mode, when set to Auto or Fixed range auto the ISO sensitivity is fixed at ISO 80.
•Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not Available in Combination“ (A74) for more information.
Section Reference
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