Nikon COOLPIXS9 manual WSensitivity

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

WSensitivity

Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure. Although a high ISO rating is suited for taking pictures of subjects in action or in poor lighting, high sensitivity is often associated with “noise” -randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels concentrated in dark parts of the image. Choose from values between ISO 64 and 400 equivalent.

[Auto] is equivalent to ISO 64 under normal condi- tions; when lighting is poor and the flash is off, the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maxi- mum of ISO 400 equivalent.

Sensitivity

Auto

64

100

200

400

Exit

At settings other than [Auto], the current setting is displayed in the monitor (c 6). If [Auto] is selected and the sensitivity is raised above an ISO 64 equiva- lent, the W icon will be displayed.

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