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A Variety of Shooting Techniques/Playback
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Changing Sensitivities (ISO SETTING)
The ISO sensitivity indicates how sensitive to light the film is. A gre ater value
means higher sensitivity. High sensitivity is suitable for shooting an object in a
dark place or moving fast and suppr esses blurring. However, the images
become rough.
For higher or lower sensitivity, you can select from the followin g seven levels:
AUTO, ISO64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
When the ISO sensitivity is set to AUTO, the camer a automatically varies the
sensitivity according to the distance, brightness, and macro settings. Usually,
use your camera in AUTO mode.
1.
Make sure the camera power is on and turn the mode dial to
5, P, A or M.
2.
Press the M/O button.
The Shooting Setting menu ap pears.
3.
Press the " button to select [ISO
SETTING] and press the $ button.
4.
Press the !" buttons to select an
ISO setting.
5.
Press the M/O or # button.
6.
If you pressed the
#
button in step
5, press also the
M
/
O
button.
Now you have finished ISO sensitivity
setting.
The setting of ISO sensitivity is completed a nd the LCD monitor displays
the set values.
This setting will be used for shooting un til you change it.
Note
In Wide-angle Zoom mo de, when the ISO Sensitivity is se t to Auto, the sensitivity is
equivalent to ISO125 with flash or ISO60-160 without flash.