Nikon S9400 - S9500 - 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 current setting is displayed on the monitor during shooting (
A8).
• When Auto is selected, the E icon is not displayed at ISO 125, but is
displayed if the ISO sensitivity automatically increases to higher than ISO 125.
• When Fixed range auto is selected, the U icon and the maximum ISO
sensitivity value are displayed.
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Note on ISO Sensitivity
Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not Available
in Combination” (
A64) for more information.
Display the shooting screen in A (Auto) mode ( A31) M d button M A
menu
icon ( A6) M ISO sensitivity
Option Description
Auto
(default setting) The sensitivity is ISO 125 in bright places; in dark places the camera
automatically raises the sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 1600.
Fixed range auto
Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO
sensitivity from ISO 125-400 (default setting) and ISO 125-800. The
camera does not raise sensitivity beyond the maximum value in the
selected range.
Set the maximum value for ISO sensitivity to control "grain" that appears
in images.
125, 200, 400,
800, 1600, 3200
ISO sensitivity is locked at the specified value.