Pentax 15921 manual Setting the Sensitivity, Auto

• When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the brightness is metered and the exposure is determined.

•When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use N (Spot AE metering), aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter release button halfway to lock the exposure, then compose your picture again and press the shutter release button fully.

•Depending on the selected shooting mode, the AE metering setting may not be changed. Refer to “Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.196) for details.

•If you change the [AE Metering] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p.107).

Saving the AE Metering setting 1p.113

Setting the Sensitivity

You can select the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings.

Auto	The sensitivity is automatically adjusted by the camera. (Sensitivity 64 - 800)
64		The lower the sensitivity, the less noise that affects the image. The
100		shutter speed will be slower in low light conditions.
200
400
800
1600		Higher sensitivity settings use faster shutter speeds in low light
3200		conditions to reduce camera shake, but the image may be affected by
		noise.
6400

1 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears.

2 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Sensitivity]. 3 Press the four-way controller (5).

A pull-down menu appears.

3 TakingPictures

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