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E38
Shooting Menu (
j
,
k
,
l
or
m
Mode)
Reference Section
ISO Sensitivity
The higher the ISO sensitivity, the less light needed for taking pictures.
The higher the ISO sensitivity, the darker the subject that can be shot. Additionally,
even with subjects of similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter
speeds, and blurring caused by camera shake and subject movement can be
reduced.
• Setting the ISO sensitivity to a high level is effective when shooting dark
subjects, not using the flash, shooting at the telephoto zoom position and
similar situations, but the pictures taken may be slightly grainy.
The icon for the current setting is displayed on the monitor during shooting (
A
12).
• When Auto is selected, the E icon is not displayed at ISO 80, but is displayed
if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to higher than 80.
• When Fixed range auto is selected, the U icon and the maximum ISO
sensitivity value are displayed.
B Notes on ISO Sensitivity
• In D (Manual) mode, when set to Auto or Fixed range auto the ISO sensitivity is fixed at ISO 80.
• Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not
Available in Combination“ (A75) for more information.
Rotate the mode dial to j, k, l, m or M M d button M j, k, l, m or M tab (A10)
M ISO sensitivity
Option Description
ISO sensitivity
•Auto (default setting): The sensitivity is ISO 80 in bright places; in dark
places the camera automatically raises the sensitivity to a maximum
of ISO 1600.
•
Fixed range auto
: Choose the range in which the camera
automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity from
ISO 80-400
(default setting)
and
ISO 80-800
. The camera does not raise sensitivity beyond the
maximum value in the selected range. Set the maximum value for ISO
sensitivity to control “grain” that appears in images.
•80 to 3200, Hi 1 (equivalent to ISO 6400):
ISO sensitivity is fixed at the specified value.
Minimum
shutter speed
When the shooting mode is j or l and ISO sensitivity is set to Auto
or Fixed range auto, the shutter speed at which the ISO sensitivity
automatic control starts to function (1/125 to 1 second) can be set. The
default setting is None. If the exposure is insufficient with the shutter
speed that is set here, the ISO sensitivity is increased automatically to
obtain the correct exposure. If the exposure is still insufficient even after
the ISO sensitivity is increased, the shutter speed slows down.