Nikon S710  S710 User's Manual - Page 113

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 taking 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 100 under normal conditions; when lighting is poor and the flash is off, the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 1600. If the shooting mode is set to U (A 58), the sensitivity will be once set to ISO 100 even if the ISO sensitivity is set to Auto. After that, the ISO sensitivity can be changed manually. High ISO sensitivity auto The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 100 to 3200 according to the brightness of the subject. If the shooting mode is set to U (A 58), the sensitivity will be once set to ISO 100 even if the ISO sensitivity is set to High ISO sensitivity auto. After that, the ISO sensitivity can be changed manually. 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 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 100, the E icon will be displayed (A 29). When High ISO sensitivity auto is selected, V is displayed. Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus B Notes on ISO 6400 and 12800 • When 6400 or 12800 is selected for ISO sensitivity, the image mode mark on the screen will be displayed in red during shooting. • When ISO sensitivity is set to 6400 or 12800, Image mode cannot be set to Q 4352×3264, R 4352×3264, R 3264×2448, L 2592×1944, P 4352×2448, or m 1920×1080. At these image mode settings, selecting 6400 or 12800 for ISO sensitivity automatically switches the Image mode setting to M 2048×1536. However, if the image mode is set to m1920×1080, the image mode will be changed to N1024×768. When any option other than 6400 or 12800 is next selected for ISO sensitivity, the original image mode setting is restored. • At an ISO sensitivity setting of 6400 or 12800, the Multi-shot 16 option (A 100) of the continuous shooting mode is not available. At a Continuous setting of Multi-shot 16, selecting 6400 or 12800 for ISO sensitivity switches the Continuous setting to Single. The Continuous setting does not change even when ISO sensitivity is set to options other than 6400 or 12800. B Note after using the shooting mode U When you take a picture in the W, X or V shooting mode after using the U shooting mode, check the ISO sensitivity in the shooting menu. 101