Sony SLT-A58 α Handbook - Page 159

Camera Setup (Advanced Operations) Setting the other camera functions 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 reduces the grainy noise typical for 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 • Noise reduction is not performed even when [Long Exposure NR] is set to [On] in the following situations. - When the exposure mode is set to [Sweep Panorama], [Tele-zoom Cont. Priority AE], or [Sports Action] or [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Selection] - When [Drive Mode] is set to [Cont. Shooting] or [Bracket: Cont.] - When [ISO] is set to [Multi Frame Noise Reduct.] • 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 displayed during processing and you cannot record images during this time. 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], or [Scene Selection], this item cannot be set. • Noise reduction is not performed on RAW images. 159