Getting to know your camera better
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There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.

Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures

• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater the
magnification, the grainier the picture appears.

Increasing the ISO sensitivity

• When you increase the [ISO] setting, “noise”, which appears as spots of unwanted color
or unevenness in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance.
This camera is equipped with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while
suppressing noise; however, increasing the ISO sensitivity can result in some noise,
depending on the shooting conditions.
g“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P.19)

Taking pictures with the f mode set to M, W, S or X

• When taking pictures of dark subjects using the above scene modes, the picture may
appear grainy.
g“f Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation” (P.12)
• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting
OF toward [+] makes the subject closer to their real shades. Conversely, when you are
shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward [–]. Sometimes, using the flash
may not produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended.
g“OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/
Printing pictures” (P.13)
• Set the flash to [#] (fill-in) to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight
without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective not only for shooting against
backlight, but also for shooting under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.
g“Y# button Flash shooting” (P.14)
• Setting OF to [+] is effective when shooting against backlight.
g“OF/< button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/
Printing pictures” (P.13)
The picture is too grainyTaking pictures of a white beach or snow sceneTaking pictures of a subject against backlight
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