Nikon COOLPIX-S8100 - Manual (Page 61)

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Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)
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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 with the camera zoomed in, 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 160, but is displayed
if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to more than 160 (
A 31).
• When
Fixed range auto is selected, U 400 is displayed.
A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M ISO sensitivity
Auto (default setting)
Sensitivity is ISO 160 when there is sufficient lighting; the camera compensates by
raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800 when lighting is dim.
Fixed range auto
Limits the ISO sensitivity to ISO 160-400 when the camera automatically adjusts ISO
sensitivity. Set the maximum value for ISO sensitivity to 400 for effective control over
the amount of “grain” that appears in images.
160, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Sensitivity is locked at the specified value.
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Notes on ISO Sensitivity
• This function cannot be used simultaneously with certain functions. See “Camera Settings that
Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” ( A 78) for more information.
•
Motion detection (A 168) does not function when the ISO sensitivity is set to any setting other
than
Auto.
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ISO Sensitivity Settings
This setting can be set by pressing the d button even when using continuous shooting mode
( A 73). A (auto) mode and continuous shooting mode share the same ISO sensitivity setting.