Changing A(Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)

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ISO Sensitivity

A(auto) Md(Shooting menu) MISO sensitivity

The higher the sensitivity, the less light is needed to expose an image, allowing capturing darker subjects. Also, a higher sensitivity allows higher shutter speeds, resulting in the picture with less camera shake and subject blur in comparison to the same subject taken under the same brightness.

•Although high ISO sensitivity settings are suited to pictures of subjects taken under dim lighting, those taken without flash, or those taken at telephoto setting, high sensitivity settings are often associated with “noise”- randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels- concentrated in dark portions of images.

Auto (default setting)

Sensitivity is ISO 80 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 80-400(default setting) or ISO 80-800. 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, 1600, 3200

Sensitivity is locked at the specified value.

At the settings other than Auto, the current setting is displayed in the monitor

(A6). If Auto is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 80, the Eicon will be displayed (A32). When Fixed range auto is selected, Uand the

maximum value of ISO sensitivity is displayed.

BNotes on ISO sensitivity

•There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A51) for more information.

•Motion detection (A145) does not function when the ISO sensitivity is locked.