Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom Reference Manual page 97

The h igher the ISO vatue, the greater the c amera's light sensitivity and t he
better its ability toshoot intow light conditions. However, higher vaIues also
introduce electrical noise into t he resulting image, which may give them a
grainy appearance.
AUTO Sensitivity isautomatically adjusted according tothe light
conditions and t he s ubject brightness.
10012001400 With aIower ISO setting, you c an s hoot clear, sharp images in
daylight. With ahigher ISO setting, you c an u se f aster shutter
speeds with t he s ame amount of l ight.
I Mode dial
1
In the top menu, select MODE
MENU --) CAMERA --) ISO, then
choose the most suitable ISO
sensitivity and press Q.
I:L_'"Howto use the menus" (P33)
• AUTO is not available in
A/SIM
mode.
• Press @ again to exit the menu.
O.
eo
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_w+'i"', • Higher leo settings produce more electrical noise
_ _/ ISO is standardized based on the sensitivity of normal camera film.
-_ Note The scale is approximate.
"< • When ISO is set to AUTO and you are shooting in dark conditions
= without a flash, the sensitivity automatically increases, otherwise the
_" shutter speed wilt be reduced, possibly resulting in camera
r_
× movement and blurred images
"o • If the subject is too far away for the flash illumination to reach when
o
lSO is set to AUTO, the sensitivity is automatically increased
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