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Setting Iso Sensitivity

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Recording pictures (advanced) Setting ISO Sensitivity The ISO setting sets the cameras sensitivity to light. The ISO setting can be increased when you need to take pictures in places where a flash may not be allowed. The overall picture quality will decrease slightly as the ISO setting is increased. ISO sensitivity 50 Use in bright places (e.g. outdoors) Suitable Use in dark places Not suitable Shutter speed Slow Noises Less Preparation • Set the mode dial except for [ ]/[ ]/[ ]. (P29) 200 Not suitable Suitable Fast Increase 1 Select [SENSITIVITY] and set the ISO sensitivity. REC 2/3 SETUP SENSITIVITY AUTO 50 AUDIO REC. AF TRIGGER D.ZOOM SELECT SET 100 200 OFF OFF EXIT MENU ¬Suggestions/Tips ¬ • In Simple mode [ ]/Motion image mode [ ], ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO]. • To avoid noises, we recommend decreasing the ISO sensitivity or setting [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P70) MENU WB WB REVIEW SET REVIEW SET • When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity is automatically adjusted from ISO50 to ISO200 according to the brightness. (From ISO100 to ISO200 when using the flash) • Close the menu by pressing the [MENU] button after finishing the setting. 64

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Recording pictures (advanced)
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Setting ISO Sensitivity
The ISO setting sets the cameras sensitivity to light. The ISO setting can be
increased when you need to take pictures in places where a flash may not be
allowed. The overall picture quality will decrease slightly as the ISO setting is
increased.
Preparation
• Set the mode dial except for [
]/[
]/[
]. (P29)
1
Select [SENSITIVITY] and set the
ISO sensitivity.
• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO
sensitivity is automatically adjusted
from ISO50 to ISO200 according to
the brightness. (From ISO100 to
ISO200 when using the flash)
• Close the menu by pressing the
[MENU] button after finishing the
setting.
¬
Suggestions/Tips
¬
• In Simple mode [
]/Motion image
mode [
], ISO sensitivity is fixed to
[AUTO].
• To avoid noises, we recommend
decreasing the ISO sensitivity or
setting [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL].
(P70)
ISO sensitivity
50
200
Use in bright places
(e.g. outdoors)
Suitable
Not suitable
Use in dark places
Not suitable
Suitable
Shutter speed
Slow
Fast
Noises
Less
Increase
SET
R
E
V
I
E
W
WB
SET
R
E
V
I
E
W
WB
MENU
REC
2
/
3
SETUP
AUDIO REC.
SENSITIVITY
AF TRIGGER
D.ZOOM
OFF
OFF
AUTO
100
200
50
EXIT
SET
SELECT
MENU