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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
E ISO Sensitivity
Sensitivity is a measure of the camera’s response to light. The higher the sensitivity,
the less light is needed to expose an image. Although high ISO sensitivity settings
are suited to pictures of moving subjects or those taken under dim lighting, high
sensitivity settings are often associated with “noise” - randomly spaced, brightly
colored pixels - concentrated in dark portions of the image.
Motion detection (A 127) does not function when any option other than Auto
is selected in the ISO sensitivity setting.
At the settings other than Auto, the current setting is displayed in the monitor
(A 8). If Auto is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 80, the E icon
will be displayed (A 31). When Fixed range auto is selected, U and the
maximum value of ISO sensitivity is displayed.
B Note on ISO Sensitivity
There may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that
Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A 110) for more information.
B Note on ISO Sensitivity 3200 and 6400
When shooting with ISO sensitivity set to 3200 or 6400, M Normal (2048), N PC screen
(1024), and O TV screen (640) can be set for the Image mode setting. The image mode indicator
on the monitor in shooting mode turns red.
A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M E ISO sensitivity
Auto (default setting)
Sensitivity is ISO 80 under normal conditions; when lighting is poor and the flash is
off, the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800.
Fixed range auto
Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity, from
ISO 80-200 (default setting) or ISO 80-400. The camera will not increase sensitivity
beyond the maximum value in the selected range. Specify the maximum ISO
sensitivity for effective control over the amount of “grain” that appears in images.
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
Sensitivity is locked at the specified value.