Nikon COOLPIX S3300 Reference Manual - Page 132

The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode) ISO Sensitivity On the A (auto) mode shooting screen M d button M ISO sensitivity The higher the sensitivity, the less light is needed to expose an image, allowing capturing darker subjects. Additionally, even with subjects of similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds, and blurring caused by camera shake and subject movement can be reduced. • Although higher ISO sensitivity is effective when shooting darker subjects, shooting without the flash, shooting while using the zoom, etc., images may contain noise. Option Description Auto (default setting) Sensitivity is ISO 80 when there is sufficient lighting; the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 1600 when lighting is dim. Fixed range auto Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity from ISO 80-400 (default setting) and ISO 80800. The camera will not increase sensitivity beyond the maximum value in the selected range. Specify the maximum ISO sensitivity for effective control over the amount of "grain" that appears in images. 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 Sensitivity is locked at the specified value. The current ISO sensitivity setting is indicated by an icon when shooting (A6). • When Auto is selected, the E icon is not displayed at ISO 80, but is displayed if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to more than 80. • When Fixed range auto is selected, U and the maximum value of ISO sensitivity is displayed. Reference Section B Notes About ISO sensitivity • There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See "Functions That Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously" (A62) for more information. • Motion detection (E57) does not function when the ISO sensitivity is set to any setting other than Auto. B ISO 3200 When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200, the available Image mode settings are limited to r 2272×1704, q 1600×1200, and O 640×480. X is displayed next to the ISO sensitivity indicator in the bottom left of the monitor. E28