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[Question] What is ISO sensitivity?
ISO sensitivity indicates how sensitive film is to light. A greater value means higher sensitivity. High sensitivity is suitable for shooting an object in a dark place or a fast-moving object while minimizing blurring.
You can select from the following ISO settings.
Auto, Auto-Hi, ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, and ISO 1600.
When ISO setting is set to [Auto], the camera automatically changes the sensitivity according to the distance, brightness, zoom, macro settings, and picture quality/size. Usually, use the camera in the [Auto] mode.
When the ISO setting is set to [Auto-Hi] (auto high sensitivity), the sensitivity is automatically set according to the shooting conditions, but a higher upper limit than in [Auto] can be set. When shooting a dark subject, the shutter speed set in [Auto-Hi] is faster than in [Auto], which may reduce camera shake or blurring of the subject. The maximum ISO setting for [Auto-Hi] is specified in the setup menu.
If you do not want to allow the camera to change the ISO sensitivity, select an ISO setting other than [Auto] or [Auto-Hi].
You can change the settings from the shooting menu or using the [ADJ./OK] button.
See the FAQ below for the Shooting menu operations.
About the Shooting menu operations.
This section explains easy ways to change the setting with the [ADJ./OK] button.
[Note]
There was an error in ISO sensitivity value with flash usage in some booklet of the camera user guide. We correct it as below.
page 129 (in the English version) :
The corrected version is available in the manual download site.
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You can select from the following ISO settings.
Auto, Auto-Hi, ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, and ISO 1600.
When ISO setting is set to [Auto], the camera automatically changes the sensitivity according to the distance, brightness, zoom, macro settings, and picture quality/size. Usually, use the camera in the [Auto] mode.
When the ISO setting is set to [Auto-Hi] (auto high sensitivity), the sensitivity is automatically set according to the shooting conditions, but a higher upper limit than in [Auto] can be set. When shooting a dark subject, the shutter speed set in [Auto-Hi] is faster than in [Auto], which may reduce camera shake or blurring of the subject. The maximum ISO setting for [Auto-Hi] is specified in the setup menu.
If you do not want to allow the camera to change the ISO sensitivity, select an ISO setting other than [Auto] or [Auto-Hi].
You can change the settings from the shooting menu or using the [ADJ./OK] button.
See the FAQ below for the Shooting menu operations.
About the Shooting menu operations.
This section explains easy ways to change the setting with the [ADJ./OK] button.
- 1Turn the mode dial to a shooting mode.
- 2Press the [ADJ./OK] button.
![2 Press the [ADJ./OK] button.](/english/r_dc/support/faq/bp/docs09/img/EDC09005_02.gif)
- 3Press the [ADJ./OK] button
until the ISO sensitivity menu appears. ![3 Press the [ADJ./OK] button to the right and left until the ISO sensitivity menu appears.](/english/r_dc/support/faq/bp/docs09/img/EDC09044_01.gif)
- 4Press the [ADJ./OK] button
to select the setting.
- 5Press the [ADJ./OK] button.
![5 Press the [ADJ./OK] button.](/english/r_dc/support/faq/bp/docs09/img/EDC09044_02.gif)
- The display returns to the shooting screen, and the setting appears on the picture display.
- • When the ISO setting is set to [Auto], the maximum sensitivity is equivalent to ISO 800 if the flash is used.
When the ISO setting is [Auto] and the flash is not fired, the ISO setting varies between 80 and 200. - • Images shot with a higher sensitivity may appear grainy.
- • When the ISO sensitivity is set to [Auto] or [Auto-Hi], the ISO sensitivity that displays when half-pressing the shutter release button may differ from the actual ISO sensitivity in some cases (when using the flash, etc.).
[Note]
There was an error in ISO sensitivity value with flash usage in some booklet of the camera user guide. We correct it as below.
page 129 (in the English version) :
- *When the ISO setting is set to [Auto], the maximum sensitivity is equivalent toISO 800 if the flash is used.
The corrected version is available in the manual download site.
[CX2 manual PDF downloads]
Answer ID:
EDC09244
Date created: September 4, 2009
Date modified: September 17, 2009
Product: CX2
Operating system: --
Category: Hardware Operations
Date created: September 4, 2009
Date modified: September 17, 2009
Product: CX2
Operating system: --
Category: Hardware Operations
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