Nikon AW100 - Manual (Page 157)

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The Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)
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ISO Sensitivity
The higher the ISO sensitivity, the less light needed for taking pictures.
The higher the ISO sensitivity, the darker the subject that can be shot. Additionally,
even with subjects of similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter
speeds, and blurring caused by camera shake and subject movement can be
reduced.
• Setting the ISO sensitivity to a high level is effective when shooting dark
subjects, not using the flash, shooting at the telephoto zoom position and
similar situations, but the pictures taken may be slightly grainy.
The icon for the ISO sensitivity setting is displayed on the monitor (
A6).
• When Auto is selected, the E icon is not displayed at ISO 125, but is displayed
if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to more than 125 (
A28).
• When Fixed range auto is selected, U icon and the maximum value for ISO
sensitivity are displayed.
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Note on ISO Sensitivity Settings
This feature may not be used in combination with certain features. See “Features That Cannot Be
Used Simultaneously” (
A63) for more information.
Display the shooting screen in
A
(Auto) mode ( A51) M d button M A
tab ( A11)
M ISO sensitivity
Option Description
Auto (default setting)
Sensitivity is ISO 125 when there is sufficient lighting; the camera
compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800
when lighting is dim.
Fixed range auto
Sensitivity is ISO 125–400 when the camera automatically adjusts
ISO sensitivity. ISO sensitivity does not exceed the maximum
value.
Set the maximum value for ISO sensitivity for effective control
over the amount of “grain” that appears in images.
125, 200, 400, 800,
1600, 3200
ISO sensitivity is locked at the specified value.