58More on ShootingShooting Low-lit Scenes (Low Noise Night Mode)The ISO sensitivity is controlled automatically to a high level. This allows you tocapture the atmosphere of a low-lit scene and shoot pictures with a low amount ofnoise without using the flash. It also reduces the effects of camera shake andsubject movement when shooting at the telephoto zoom position.• The available image size is C 2048×1536 or smaller.• The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 400 to 12800.1 Rotate the mode dial to O (low noise night).• The camera enters low noise night mode.2 Frame the subject and take the picture.• In the default setting, the camera automatically selectsone or more of the nine focus areas containing thesubject closest to the camera. When the subject is infocus, the focus area (active focus area) lights in green(maximum of nine areas) (A84).• To use the flash, raise the built-in flash.C Functions Available in Low Noise Night Mode• The flash mode (A32) can be changed, and the self-timer (A35), focus mode (A40), AF areamode (A84) and exposure compensation (A43) can be adjusted.• Rotate the quick menu dial to a or c and press the quick menu button to select the followingsettings.- a: Image quality (A68) and Image size (A70)NRW (RAW) pictures cannot be recorded. Only the following image sizes are available:C 2048×1536 (default setting), B 1600×1200, A 1280×960, J 1024×768 and f640×480.The settings in Image quality and Image size are not applied to other shooting modes.- c: White balance (A76)• The functions in the low noise night menu can be set. See “Low Noise Night Menu” (A59) formore information.C Built-in ND FilterWhen the subject is too bright, set Built-in ND filter (A184) in the setup menu (A167) to reducethe light and shoot.
