Shooting
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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.
Adjusting the ISO Speed
1
Press the button and use the or but-
ton to switch settings.
zYou can advance to the next option
each time you press the button: */
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*Default setting.
zSelecting (Auto) sets the optimal
ISO speed according to the light
level when shooting. Since the ISO
speed setting will automatically be raised in dark places, the
camera will select a faster shutter speed and reduce the
chances of camera shake.
zSelecting (High ISO Auto)* sets the sensitivity to a
higher value than the setting. This sets the shutter speed
faster, reducing the potential for camera shake or blurry sub-
jects compared with the setting.
* Noise in the recorded image may be higher than for the
setting.
zWhen in (Auto) shooting mode, only or can be
selected.
z and cannot be selected in Long Shutter mode
(p. 53).
z The camera automatically applies noise reduction
processing when you shoot at a high ISO speed.
z If or is selected, the ISO speed automatically
selected by the camera displays when you press the
shutter button halfway and in the image information during
playback.