Sony SLT-A55VL Instruction Manual (Large File - 12.49 MB) - Page 149

Changing your setup Changing the noise reduction setting Disabling the noise reduction during long exposure shootings When you set the shutter speed to a second or longer (Long exposure shooting), noise reduction is turned on for the same duration that the shutter is open. This is to reduce the grainy noise typical in a long exposure. When noise reduction is in progress, a message appears and you cannot take another picture. Select [On] to prioritize the image quality. Select [Off] to prioritize the timing of shooting. MENU button t 3 t [Long Exposure NR] t [Off] Notes • When the exposure mode is set to Sweep Panorama, Continuous Advance Priority AE, or continuous shooting, continuous bracketing, [Hand-held Twilight] in Scene Selection, or ISO is set to [Multi Frame NR], noise reduction is not performed even when it is set to [On]. • When the exposure mode is set to AUTO, AUTO+ or Scene Selection, you cannot turn off noise reduction. Setting the noise reduction at high ISO sensitivity settings The camera reduces the noise that becomes more noticeable when the camera sensitivity is high. Select [Auto] to prioritize the image quality. Select [Weak] to prioritize the timing of shooting. MENU button t 3 t [High ISO NR] t Select the desired setting Notes • [Weak] is selected automatically for continuous shooting or continuous bracketing images, even when you set it to [Auto]. • When the exposure mode is set to AUTO, AUTO+, Sweep Panorama, or Scene Selection, you cannot select [Weak]. • Noise reduction is not performed on RAW images. 149