Nikon COOLPIX P510 User Manual - Page 106

More on Shooting Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (j, k, l, m Modes) ISO Sensitivity Set to j, k, l or m M d (Shooting menu) M ISO sensitivity When ISO sensitivity is increased, less light is needed when taking pictures. Higher ISO sensitivity allows darker subjects to be captured. 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. • Although higher ISO sensitivity is effective when shooting darker subjects, shooting without the flash, shooting with the camera zoomed in, etc., images may contain noise. ISO sensitivity • Auto (default setting): Sensitivity is ISO 160 when there is sufficient lighting; the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800 when lighting is dim. • High ISO sensitivity auto: The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 160 to 1600 according to the brightness of the subject. • Fixed range auto: Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity, from ISO 160-200 (default setting) or ISO 160-400. The camera will not raise sensitivity beyond the maximum value in the selected range. Set the maximum value for ISO sensitivity for effective control over the amount of "grain" that appears in images. • 160, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200: ISO sensitivity will be locked at the specified value. Minimum shutter speed When the shooting mode is j or l and ISO sensitivity is set to Auto, High ISO sensitivity auto, or Fixed range auto, the shutter speed at which the ISO sensitivity automatic control starts to function (1/125 to one second) is 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. When ISO sensitivity is enabled, the current setting is displayed during shooting (A8). • When Auto is selected, the E icon is not displayed at ISO 160, but is displayed if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to more than 160 (A38). • V is displayed when High ISO sensitivity auto is selected, and U and the maximum ISO sensitivity value are displayed when Fixed range auto is selected. C Notes on ISO Sensitivity • In m (manual) mode, ISO sensitivity will be fixed at ISO 160 if Auto, High ISO sensitivity auto or Fixed range auto is selected. • This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See "Functions that Cannot be 92 Applied Simultaneously" (A104) for more information.