43Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)More on ShootingB Note on BSSBSS is effective when taking pictures of still subjects. BSS may not produce the desired results if thesubject moves or the composition changes while the shutter-release button is held down.B Note on Multi-shot 16Smear (A 144) visible in the monitor when shooting with Multi-shot 16 enabled will be recordedwith images. Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights whenshooting with Multi-shot 16 enabled is recommended.B Note on Sport ContinuousAs high ISO sensitivity settings are applied, pictures may appear mottled. Accurate exposure maynot be achieved (images may be over-exposed) with pictures taken on bright sunny days.E ISO SensitivitySensitivity is a measure of the camera’s response to light. The higher the sensitivity,the less light is needed to expose an image. Although high ISO sensitivity settingsare suited to pictures of moving subjects or those taken under dim lighting, highsensitivity settings are often associated with “noise” - randomly spaced, brightlycolored pixels - concentrated in dark portions of the image.At the settings other than Auto, the current setting is displayed in the monitor(A 6). If Auto is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 100, the E iconwill be displayed (A 31). When Fixed range auto is selected, U and themaximum value for ISO sensitivity is displayed.B Notes on ISO Sensitivity• There may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings thatCannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A 49) for more information.• Motion detection (A 130) does not function when the ISO sensitivity is locked at the specifiedvalue.A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M E ISO sensitivityAuto (default setting)Sensitivity is ISO 100 when there is sufficient lighting; the camera compensates byraising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 1600 when lighting is dim.Fixed range autoChoose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity, fromISO 100-400 or ISO 100-800. The camera will not increase sensitivity beyond themaximum value in the selected range. Set the maximum value for ISO sensitivity foreffective control over the amount of “grain” that appears in images.100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200Sensitivity is locked at the specified value.
