Nikon S5100 - Manual (Page 55)

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Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)
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Note on Multi-shot 16
Smear ( A 144) visible in the monitor when shooting with Multi-shot 16 enabled will be saved
with images. Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights when
shooting with
Multi-shot 16 enabled is recommended.
ISO Sensitivity
When ISO sensitivity is increased, less light is needed when taking pictures.
Higher ISO sensitivity allows darker subjects to be captured. 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.
• Although higher ISO sensitivity is effective when shooting darker subjects,
shooting without the flash, shooting while using the zoom, etc., images may
contain noise.
The icon for the ISO sensitivity setting is displayed in the monitor (
A 6).
• When
Auto is selected, the E icon is not displayed at ISO 100, but is displayed
if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to more than 100 ( A 31).
• When
Fixed range auto is selected, U and the maximum value for ISO
sensitivity is displayed.
A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M ISO sensitivity
Auto (default setting)
Sensitivity is ISO 100 when there is sufficient lighting; the camera compensates by
raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 1600 when lighting is dim.
Fixed range auto
Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity, from
ISO 100-400 or ISO 100-800. The camera will not increase sensitivity beyond the
maximum value in the selected range. Set the maximum value for ISO sensitivity for
effective control over the amount of “grain” that appears in images.
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Sensitivity is locked at the specified value.
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Notes on ISO Sensitivity
• There may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that
Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” ( A 49) for more information.
•
Motion detection (A 130) does not function when the ISO sensitivity is locked.