Samsung HZ15W User Manual (ENGLISH) - Page 45

Fn button: ISO You can select the ISO sensitivity when taking pictures. The speed or specific light-sensitivity of a camera is rated by ISO numbers. Auto Fn button: White balance The white balance control allows you to adjust the colours to appear more natural. Auto WB Icon ISO Mode Description The camera's sensitivity is automatically changed Auto by variables such as lighting value or subject brightness. 80 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 You use a faster (shorter) shutter speed while the same amount of light is present, by increasing the ISO sensitivity amount of light is present, by increasing the ISO sensitivity. However, the image may be saturated in high luminance. The higher the ISO value, the higher the camera's sensitivity to light and therefore the greater its capacity to take pictures in dark conditions. However, the noise level in the image will increase as the ISO value increases, making the image appear coarse. When the ISO 3200 menu is selected, the image size is fixed to under 3M. When [Motion Capture] is set, ISO speed will be set to Auto. [ISO] is enabled only in [Program] or [Manual] mode. 044 Icon White balance Mode Description Auto WB The camera automatically selects the appropriate white balance settings, depending on the prevailing lighting conditions. Daylight Cloudy For taking images outside. For taking images under a cloudy or overcast sky. Fluorescent_H Fluorescent_L Tungsten For shooting under daylight fluorescent types of threeway fluorescent lighting. For shooting under white fluorescent lighting. For shooting under tungsten (standard light bulb) lighting. Custom Set Allows the user to set the white balance according to the shooting conditions. Different lighting conditions may cause a colour cast on your images.