Setting the Sensitivity

You can set the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings. The sensitivity can be set to [AUTO] or within a sensitivity range equivalent to ISO 100 to 3200. The default setting is [AUTO].

1 Press the four-way controller (5) in Capture mode.

The [Sensitivity] screen appears.

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the four-way controller (23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

to select the ISO sensitivity.

Sensitivity

100

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO 100-800

400

 

 

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1600

 

 

 

 

 

 

3200

 

 

 

 

 

D-Range

OK OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Press the 4button.

The camera returns to the status screen and is ready to take a picture.

• [Sensitivity] cannot be used to set the sensitivity when the exposure mode is set to K(Sensitivity Priority). Turn the e-dial in the status screen to make the setting. (p.92)

•When n(Stage Lighting) or l(Night Snap) in H(Scene) mode is selected, Sensitivity is set to AUTO (200-3200) and Expand Dynamic Range (p.88) is always on.

•Captured images can show more noise if a higher sensitivity is set. You can reduce image noise by setting [12. High-ISO Noise Reduction] in the

[ACustom Setting 2] menu. (p.89)

•You can set whether to lock the ISO sensitivity adjustment to increments of 1 EV or to coordinate it with the EV Steps (p.105) in [2. Sensitivity Steps] in the [ACustom Setting 1] menu (p.78).

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