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Setting the Exposure
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 125 to 6400 in increments of 1/3 EV. The default setting is AUTO.
1
Press the four-way controller (
2
) in Capture mode.
The Sensitivity setting screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (
23
) to
select [ISO AUTO] or [ISO].
3
Use the e-dial to change the sensitivity value.
4
Press the
4
button.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
Setting the Sensitivity
ISO AUTO
Sets the range to be
adjusted automatically.
ISO
Sets the fixed value.
• When the capture mode is set to
Z
(Night Scene HDR)/
l
(Night Snap)/
p
(HDR)/
n
(Stage Lighting) of
H
(Scene) mode, the sensitivity is fixed
to AUTO and cannot be changed.
• When the mode dial is set to
a
(Manual), [ISO AUTO] is not displayed. When
the sensitivity is set to AUTO and the mode dial is set to
a
, the sensitivity is
fixed to the last set value.
• The minimum sensitivity is ISO 250 when [Highlight Correction] (p.128) is set
to [On].
• Captured images may show more noise if a higher sensitivity is set. You can
change the setting in [High-ISO NR] of the [
A
Rec. Mode 2] menu. (p.85)
125
125
3200
3200
6400
6400
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ISO
ISO
Cancel
Cancel
OK
OK
OK
MENU
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