Setting ISO speed
11-Sep-2009
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Solution
Raise the [ISO speed] to use a fast shutter speed when you wish to reduce the effects of camera shake or avoid blurry subjects, or to turn the flash off when shooting in a dark area.
CAUTION
- The screens and settings displayed may differ according to the model being used.
- As the actual locations of buttons / switches on cameras vary depending on the camera model, the illustrations that appear on this page may differ from your camera.
- The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program] (
). - To set the [ISO Speed], it is necessary to set the [Shooting Mode] to one of the following modes.
- [Manual] (
), [Aperture priority] (
), [Shutter Speed Priority] (
), [Program AE] (), [Quick Shot] (
)
), [Aperture priority] (), [Shutter Speed Priority] (), [Program AE] (), [Quick Shot] ()1. Press the < Power > button on the camera.
2. Turn the < ISO Speed Dial > to select the [ISO Speed].
When you select the [ISO Speed] that can be set, the [ISO Speed Lamp] will light in orange.
When you select the [ISO speed] that cannot be set, the [ISO Speed Lamp] turns off, and the ISO speed is automatically set to [Auto] (
)*.
)*.* When the [Shooting Mode] is in [Manual] (), the ISO speed is automatically set to [ISO 80] (
).
), the ISO speed is automatically set to [ISO 80] ().3. The following screen appears on the LCD monitor.
Turn the < ISO Speed Dial > to set the [ISO Speed]* you want to set.
The [ISO Speed] you selected is displayed on the screen.* Select the appropriate [ISO Speed] for the shooting environment. If the camera shake warning icon (
) appears when you press the < Shutter Button > halfway, it is recommended to gradually raise the ISO speed in increments such as [ISO 80], [ISO 100], etc., and then set the [ISO Speed] when the camera shake warning icon () disappears.
) appears when you press the < Shutter Button > halfway, it is recommended to gradually raise the ISO speed in increments such as [ISO 80], [ISO 100], etc., and then set the [ISO Speed] when the camera shake warning icon () disappears.4. If the following icon is shown, the setting is complete (if setting [ISO Speed] to 400).
CAUTION
- Raising the [ISO Speed] results in a faster shutter speed. Therefore, you can shoot images with less subject blur and camera shake.
- However, the higher the [ISO Speed], the more the noise stands out (more uneven areas in an image).
NOTE
- You can set the shooting mode to [Low Light], which automatically sets the [ISO speed] to between ISO 320 and ISO 12800.
How to set [Low Light]: Set the [Shooting Mode] to [Low Light] (
).
).- In [Low Light] mode, depending on the scene, the [ISO speed] is set higher and the shutter speed is set faster than in [AUTO] (
) mode so that you can shoot in dark places with reduced camera shake and subject blur. This mode is recommended for shooting in candlelit or similarly lit scenes. - When [Low Light] mode is set, recording pixels are fixed to (
) size (1824 x 1368 pixels).