SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE

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￿When a custom white balance setting is successfully captured, "Custom" will automatically become the selected item in the White Balance menu.

￿It will not be possible to capture a custom white balance setting if the "D"-dial is set to Continuous Shooting , Self Timer , or Mirror Lock-up mode.

￿It is recommended that an automatic exposure mode such as P, A, or S be used when capturing a custom white balance setting to ensure proper exposure.

￿It may be necessary to set the lens to manual focus (P.45) when capturing a custom white balance setting since auto focus may not work properly when photographing low contrast subjects.

SETTING THE SENSITIVITYISO EQUIVALENCY

The photosensitivity of digital cameras is described in terms of “ISO equivalent” like silver-halide film cameras. (ISO sensitivity P.105)

To choose a sensitivity setting, turn the “C”-dial while depressing the “ISO Button”.

ISO sensitivity can be set to 100, 200, 400.

To check or confirm the ISO sensitivity, depress the ISO button. The ISO icon and current setting of the sensitivity value will be displayed on the top LCD panel.

NOTE

￿The lower ISO photosensitivity (the smaller ISO number) generally gives better results, however, it is hard to set higher shutter speed in dim light. The higher ISO number will give greater ISO photosensitivity, which is advantageous for taking picture in dim light conditions, but pictures would contain more noise and be less sharp. Thus it is necessary to choose the ISO sensitivity properly depending on the photographic subject.

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