Sony DSC-W55/B Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 37

Shooting menu Daylight ( ) For details on the operation 1 page 30 Adjust for outdoors on a clear day, evening scenes, night scenes, neon signs, or fireworks. Using the menu Auto Adjusts the White Balance automatically. • For details on the white balance, see page 8. • Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent] ( ). • Except in [Flash] ( WB ) modes, [WB] is set to [Auto] when the flash strobes. • Some options are not available depending on the Scene mode (page 27). ISO: Selecting a luminous sensitivity Small number Large number Selects a luminous sensitivity with units of ISO. The larger the number, the higher the sensitivity. 1000 800 400 Select a large number when shooting in dark locations or shooting a subject moving at high speed, or select a small number to obtain high image quality. 200 100 Auto • For details on the ISO sensitivity, see page 7. • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensitivity number increases. • [ISO] is set to [Auto] in the Scene mode. 37