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.
Also, with ISO AUTO 
selected, you can set the maximum ISO speed, or select the rate of change.
Changing the ISO Speed
Attention:
1. Press the Power button on the camera.
2. Press the FUNC./SET (
) button.
3. The following screen appears on the LCD monitor.
Operate the directional buttons left or right to select an ISO Speed* of your choice.
After the selection is made, press the FUNC./SET () button.
* 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.
| Guidelines for changing the ISO speed |
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Automatically adjusts the ISO speed to the Shooting mode and shooting conditions. |
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Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting. |
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Cloudy, twilight |
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Nightscapes, dark interiors |
4. If the following icon is shown, the setting is complete (if setting ISO Speed to 400).
- Raising the ISO Speed increases the shutter speed and allows the flash to reach subjects at far distances. Therefore, it is possible to shoot images with less subject blur or camera shake even in dark places.
- However, the higher the ISO Speed, the more the noise stands out (more uneven areas in an image).
- Lowering the ISO speed results in sharper images, but there may be an increased chance of subject or image blurring in certain shooting conditions.
- If ISO3200 () still is not enough to suppress camera shake, the Low Light (
 ) mode allows ISO speed settings of ISO4000 ( ), ISO5000 ( ), ISO6400 ( ), ISO8000 ( ), ISO10000 ( ) and ISO12800 ( ).
- To select Low Light, set the Mode Dial to the Low Light () mode.
- 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).
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Changing the maximum ISO speed and the rate of change in the ISO Auto
Attention:
- Follow the steps below to set the maximum ISO speed with ISO AUTO () selected.
1. Press the < MENU > (
) button.
2. The following screen appears on the LCD monitor.
Operate the directional buttons left or right to select the Shooting (
) menu.
the <directional buttons> up or down to select the ISO Auto Settings.
Press the < FUNC./SET > () button.
3. The following screen appears on the LCD monitor.
Select Max ISO Speed, operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select one of the speed settings.
You can set the Max ISO Speed to the speed settings between ISO400 ( ) and ISO1600 ().
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- Follow the steps below to set the rate of change with ISO AUTO () selected.
Select Rate of Change under ISO Auto Settings.
Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select one of the items.
You can select one of the three types, Fast, Slow, and Standard for the Rate of Change.
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After you set the Rate of Change, press the MENU () button.
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Note:
If the dynamic range correction feature is activated this will limit the ISO ranges available. If you have chosen DR correction "200%", the lowest ISO available is ISO 160. If you set the DR correction to "400%", the lowest ISO available is ISO 320.
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), Manual (
), Aperture Priority (
), Shutter Speed Priority (
), Program (