Setting The Exposure; Setting The Sensitivity - Pentax Q10 Operating Manual

Setting the Exposure

Setting the Sensitivity

You can set the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings.
The sensitivity can be set to [ISO AUTO] or within a sensitivity range
equivalent to ISO 100 to 6400 in increments of 1/3 EV. The default setting
is [ISO AUTO].
1
Press the four-way controller (2) in Capture mode.
The Sensitivity setting screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23)
to select [ISO AUTO] or [ISO].
ISO AUTO
ISO
3
Use the e-dial to change the sensitivity value.
4
Press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
• When the capture mode is set to Z (Night Scene HDR)/l (Night Snap)/
p (HDR)/n (Stage Lighting) of H (Scene) mode, the sensitivity is fixed
to [ISO AUTO] and cannot be changed.
• [ISO AUTO] is not available in a mode. If the mode dial is set to a when the
sensitivity is set to [ISO AUTO], the camera operates in L mode. (p.74)
• The minimum sensitivity is ISO 200 when [Highlight Correction] (p.123) is set
to [On].
• Captured images may show more noise if a higher sensitivity is set. You can
change the setting in [High-ISO NR] of the [A Rec. Mode 2] menu. (p.83)
Sets the range to be
adjusted automatically.
Sets a fixed value.
3200 3200
100 100 - -
6400 6400
ISO ISO
Cancel Cancel
MENU
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OK OK
OK