Pentax A40 Operation Manual - Page 106

Taking Pictures Shutter release button MENU Four-way controller MENU button Rec. Mode Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity 12M AWB AUTO 800 MENU Exit Setting the Sensitivity Sensitivity (ISO sensitivity) is a value indicating how sensitive the CCD is to light. Low value equals low sensitivity, and high value equals high 4 sensitivity. Sensitivity can be adjusted according to the shooting situations. Sensitivity AUTO AUTO800 (50 - 800) is selected by default. You can also set ISO Correction in AUTO to 50 - 100, 50 - 200, 50 - 400, 50 - 800 or 50 - 1600. (In Digital SR mode, AUTO1600 (50 - 1600) is selected by default. The setting up to 50-3200 is selectable.) 50 100 At a lower sensitivity, images are sharper and noise is reduced, but the 200 shutter speed will be slower under dark conditions. At a higher sensitivity, the shutter speed will be higher, but image 400 noise will increase. 800 (In Digital SR mode, 3200 is also selectable.) 1600 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (23) Rec. Mode to select [Sensitivity]. Recorded Pixels 12M Quality Level White Balance AWB AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AUTO 800 MENU Exit 104