Iso Sensitivity Setting - Olympus E-3 Instruction Manual

ISO sensitivity setting

The higher the ISO value, the greater the camera's light sensitivity and the better its ability to
shoot in low light conditions. However, higher values may give pictures a grainy appearance.
Direct button
Super control panel
Menu
[AUTO] : The sensitivity is set automatically according to
the shooting conditions. For [ISO-AUTO SET],
you can set the default (value normally used
when the optimal exposure can be obtained)
3
and upper limit (upper limit of ISO that
automatically changes).
g"ISO-AUTO SET" (P. 103)
[100 – 3200] : Fixed ISO sensitivity. [ISO STEP] can be changed to [1/3 EV] or [1 EV].
g"ISO STEP" (P. 103)
Setting display
When set to [AUTO], the default
AUTO :
100 :
3200 :
• 125 and 1250 are displayed in the viewfinder as 120 and 1200, respectively.
TIPS
To automatically set the optimal ISO in M mode:
j Normally, the AUTO setting is effective in P / A / S mode, but you can set it for use in other
shooting modes. g"ISO-AUTO" (P. 103)
50
EN
ISO
+ j / k
i p: [ISO]
MENU
[W] [ISO]
Viewfinder
value is displayed.
j
MENU button
Control panel
ISO button
k
i button