Sony DSC-H9B Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 39

Shooting with manual adjustment ISO: Selecting a luminous sensitivity Basic Operations Low ISO sensitivity High ISO sensitivity Selects a luminous sensitivity with units of ISO. The larger the number, the higher the sensitivity. 1 Select an ISO item with the wheel dial (page 35). 2 Press z on the control button. ISO value turns yellow. ISO value (yellow) 3 Select an ISO value with the wheel dial. 4 Press z. ISOAUTO (Auto) ISO80 ISO100 Select a large number when shooting in dark location or shooting a subject moving at high speed, or select a small number to obtain high image quality. ISO200 ISO400 ISO800 ISO1600 ISO3200 • For details on the ISO sensitivity, see page 11. • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensitivity number increases. • ISO is set automatically in the Scene Selection mode. • When continuos shooting or exposure bracket is set, ISO can be selected only from Auto or from 80 to 400. • When shooting under brighter conditions, the camera automatically increases its tone reproduction and helps prevent images to become whitish (excluding when ISO is set to [ISO80]). 39