Adjusting The Iso Speed - Canon PowerShot SD870 IS DIGITAL Elph User Manual

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Various Shooting Methods

Adjusting the ISO Speed

Raise the ISO speed to use a fast shutter speed when you wish to
reduce the effects of camera shake or avoid blurry subjects, or to turn
the flash off when shooting in a dark area.
1
Press the
1. Use the
the ISO speed.
• You can advance to the next option
each time you press the button.
• Selecting
image quality in setting the optimal
ISO speed for the light level when shooting. Since the ISO
speed setting will automatically be raised in dark places, the
camera will select a faster shutter speed and reduce the
chances of camera shake.
• Selecting
. As the shutter speed becomes even faster, camera shake
and blurred photos caused by subject movement will be
reduced even more than when shooting the same scene in
* Noise may increase in the captured image compared to
• When in
selected.
• and
The camera automatically applies noise reduction
processing when you shoot at a high ISO speed.
If the camera is set at
automatically set by the camera will be displayed when
pressing shutter button halfway or in playback information.
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 238).
button.
or button to change
(Auto) puts priority on
(High ISO Auto)* sets a higher sensitivity than for
(Auto) shooting mode, only
cannot be selected in Long Shutter mode (p. 109).
or
or , the ISO speed
.
.
can be