Owner's Manual

38 Menu Guide
❚❚ NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
Adjust ISO sensitivity settings for photographs.
Option Description
q
12-bit
NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of
12 bits.
r
14-bit
NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of
14 bits, producing files larger than those with a bit
depth of 12 bits but increasing the color data
recorded.
ISO Sensitivity Settings
G button ➜ C photo shooting menu
Option Description
ISO sensitivity
Adjust ISO sensitivity. Select from values between
ISO 100 and 51200. Settings of from about 0.3 to 1 EV
below ISO 100 and 0.3 to 5 EV above ISO 51200 are
also available for special situations.
Auto ISO sensitivity
control
If On is selected, the camera will automatically adjust
ISO sensitivity when optimal exposure can not be
achieved at the value selected for ISO sensitivity.
You can choose the maximum sensitivity to prevent
ISO sensitivity being raised too high and the shutter
speed below which auto ISO sensitivity control will
kick in to prevent under exposure in modes P and A
(the minimum shutter speed; choose from values
between
1
/ 4000 s and 30 s). The maximum ISO
sensitivity for photos taken with a flash can be
selected using Maximum sensitivity with M.