Nikon P80 P80 User's Manual - Page 110

Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu E ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure. Although a high ISO rating is suited for shooting pictures of subjects in action or in poor lighting, high sensitivity is often associated with "noise" - randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels concentrated in dark parts of the image. Auto (default setting) Sensitivity is ISO 64 under normal conditions; when lighting is poor and the flash is off, the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800. In M mode, sensitivity will be locked at ISO 64. High ISO sensitivity auto The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 64 to 1600 according to the brightness of the subject. If High ISO sensitivity auto is set when M is selected with the mode dial, the ISO sensitivity is fixed to 64. Fixed range auto Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity, in P, S, and A modes, from ISO 64-100 (default setting), ISO 64-200, or ISO 64-400. The camera will not raise sensitivity beyond the maximum value in the selected range for effective control over the amount of "grain" that appears in images. In M mode, sensitivity will be locked at ISO 64. 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, 3200, 6400 Sensitivity will be locked at the specified value. At the settings other than Auto, the current setting is displayed in the monitor (A 6). If Auto is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 64, the E icon will be displayed (A 32). When High ISO sensitivity auto is selected, V is displayed. When Fixed range auto is selected, U and the maximum ISO sensitivity value are displayed. B Notes on ISO 3200 and 6400 • When 3200 or 6400 is selected for ISO sensitivity, a X icon will appear on the ISO sensitivity value. In addition, the image size will display in red during shooting. • When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400, Image size cannot be set to M 3648×2736, E 3264×2448, D 2592×1944, I 3648×2432, G 3584×2016, and H 2736×2736. At these image size settings, selecting 3200 or 6400 for ISO sensitivity automatically switches the Image size setting to C 2048×1536. When any option other than 3200 or 6400 is next selected for ISO sensitivity, the original image size setting is restored. • At an ISO sensitivity setting of 3200 or 6400, the Multi-shot 16 (A 98) option of the continuous shooting mode is not available. At a Continuous setting of Multi-shot 16, selecting 3200 or 6400 for ISO sensitivity switches the Continuous setting to Single. The Continuous 96 setting does not change even when ISO sensitivity is set to options other than 3200 or 6400.