Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 Operating Instructions Manual page 85

ISO sensitivity
AUTO
(intelligent)
ISO
ISO100
ISO200
ISO400
ISO800
ISO1600
• When setting to [AUTO], the ISO sensitivity
is automatically adjusted from [ISO100] to
[ISO200] according to the brightness.
(When using the flash, the adjustment range
becomes [ISO100] to [ISO640].)
ISO
n About (intelligent ISO sensitivity control)
The camera detects movements of the subject
near the center of the frame and sets the
optimum ISO sensitivity and shutter speed
according to the movements and brightness.
• When shooting a moving subject indoors,
you can reduce blur by raising ISO
sensitivity and increasing the shutter speed.
1/125 ISO800
• When taking pictures of a motionless
subject, you can reduce noise by setting
ISO sensitivity at a low level.
1/30 ISO200
Setting contents
ISO sensitivity is
automatically adjusted
according to
brightness.
ISO sensitivity is
adjusted according to
subject movements
and brightness.
ISO sensitivity is fixed
at respective levels.
ISO
ISO
Menu Settings
• When you set ISO sensitivity to [
sensitivity is automatically raised up to [ISO800]
(up to [ISO640] when the flash is used).
• When you press the shutter button
halfway, [
ISO
the shutter button fully, the shutter speed
is displayed for a while.
• You cannot use the digital zoom (P34)
and auto bracket (P49) when [
selected.
• Even when [
or the subject's moving speed may cause
pictures to blur.
• Movement detection may not be possible
in the following cases.
–When the moving subject is too small
–When the moving subject is on the edge
of the frame
–In case the subject began to move the
moment you pressed the shutter button fully
• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [
Auto Mode [0], [SPORTS] (P63) and
[BABY1]/[BABY2] (P69) in scene mode.
• The ISO sensitivity cannot be set in
motion picture mode [i].
• You cannot use program shift (P27) when
[ ] is selected.
ISO
• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO3200] in
[HIGH SENS.] in Scene mode (P68).
• The ISO sensitivity cannot be set to
[AUTO] or [
Shutter-priority AE or Manual exposure.
• To avoid picture noises, we recommend
reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting [NOISE
REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or
setting the items except [NOISE REDUCTION]
to [LOW] to take pictures. (P91)
• Refer to P55 for information about Shutter
speed.
ISO
] appears. When you press
ISO
ISO
] is selected, brightness
ISO
ISO
] in Aperture-priority AE,
ISO
], ISO
] is
] in
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