Operation Manual

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Advanced Features Photography
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f SETTING THE ISO SENSITIVITY
ISOISO
AUTOAUTO
MULTIMULTI
200200OFFOFF
160160
200200
400400
800800
Use this setting if you want to take bright shots
in low light conditions (such as indoors) without
using the flash, or if you want to use a faster
shutter speed (to avoid camera shake, etc.).
h Settings: 160, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Setting the Mode dial to R - > or ~ cancels high-sensitivity photography (ISO
800/1600) and resets the camera to ISO 200. However, the number of recorded pixels is still
set to 1 and NORMAL.
If you select a high sensitivity setting (ISO 800
or 1600), the number of recorded pixels is
automatically set to 1 and NORMAL.
High-sensitivity Photography
(
ISO 800/1600
)
ISOISO
AUTOAUTO
MULTIMULTI
200200OFFOFF
200200
400400
800800
16001600
QUALITYQUALITY
00490049
N
250250
F5F5.6
When you use a high sensitivity setting, f
appears on the screen.
If you hold down the SHIFT button and press
the MENU/OK button, the menu is displayed
but the QUALITY setting cannot be changed
from
1 and NORMAL.
F
NORMALNORMAL
QUALITYQUALITY
OKOK
BACKBACK
N
!
High-sensitivity photography is automatically cancelled in
the following situations:
i When playback mode is selected
i When the camera is switched off
!
The digital zoom cannot be used for high-sensitivity
shots.
!
While higher sensitivity settings are more suited to dark
situations, the amount of noise appearing on the image
increases. Use the appropriate setting for your shot.
Factory default