Sony SLT-A57M α Handbook - Page 161

Setup of the camera (Advanced operations) Setting the other functions of the camera Long Exposure NR When you set the shutter speed to 1 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 2 t [Long Exposure NR] t Select the desired setting Notes • When the exposure mode is set to Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama, Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode, or continuous shooting, continuous bracketing, [Sports Action] or [Hand-held Twilight] in Scene Selection, or ISO is set to [Multi Frame Noise Reduct.], noise reduction is not performed even when it is set to [On]. • When the exposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto, Superior Auto or Scene Selection, you cannot turn off noise reduction. High ISO NR The camera reduces the noise that becomes more noticeable when the camera sensitivity is high. A message may be indicated during the processing and you cannot record images during this processing. Normally, set it to [Normal]. Select [High] to reduce the noise. Select [Low] to prioritize the timing of shooting. MENU button t 2 t [High ISO NR] t Select the desired setting Notes • When the exposure mode is set to Intelligent Auto, Superior Auto, Sweep Panorama, 3D Sweep Panorama, or Scene Selection, this item cannot be set. 161