E46Reference SectionISO SensitivityWhen ISO sensitivity is increased, less light is needed when taking pictures.Higher ISO sensitivity allows darker subjects to be captured. Additionally, even with subjectsof similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds, and blurring caused bycamera shake and subject movement can be reduced.• Although higher ISO sensitivity is effective when shooting darker subjects, shootingwithout the flash, shooting while using the zoom, etc., images may contain noise.The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor when the camera is in shootingmode (A 8).• When Auto is selected, the E icon is not displayed at ISO 125, but is displayed if the ISOsensitivity automatically increases to more than 125.Enter A (auto) mode M d button M ISO sensitivity M k buttonOption Descriptiona Auto(default setting)Sensitivity is ISO 125 when there is sufficient lighting; thecamera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO1600 when lighting is dim.125, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 Sensitivity is fixed at the specified value.B Notes About ISO Sensitivity• Some settings cannot be used with other functions (A 65).• When ISO sensitivity is locked, Motion detection (E77) does not function.
