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The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)

ISO Sensitivity

On the A(auto) mode shooting screen M dbutton MISO sensitivity

The higher the sensitivity, the less light is needed to expose an image, allowing capturing darker subjects. 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 while using the zoom, etc., images may contain noise.

Option

Description

 

Sensitivity is ISO 80 when there is sufficient lighting; the

Auto (default setting)

camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of

 

ISO 1600 when lighting is dim.

 

 

 

Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts

 

ISO sensitivity, from ISO 80-400(default setting) or ISO 80-

Fixed range auto

800. The camera will not increase sensitivity beyond the

maximum value in the selected range. Specify the maximum

 

 

ISO sensitivity for effective control over the amount of “grain”

 

that appears in images.

 

 

80, 100, 200, 400, 800,

Sensitivity is locked at the specified value.

1600, 3200

 

 

 

The current ISO sensitivity setting is indicated by an icon when shooting (A6).

•If Auto is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 80, the Eicon will be displayed (A6).

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

BNotes About ISO sensitivity

•There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Functions That Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A59) for more information.

•Motion detection (E57) does not function when the ISO sensitivity is set to any setting other than Auto.

BISO 3200

When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200, the available Image mode settings are limited to q1600×1200 and O640×480. Xis displayed next to the ISO sensitivity indicator in the bottom left of the monitor.

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S2600 specifications

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