Setting The Sensitivity - Pentax Optio A30 Operating Manual

Setting the Sensitivity

Sensitivity (ISO sensitivity) is a value indicating how much the CCD
senses light. Low value equals low sensitivity, and high value equals
high sensitivity. Sensitivity can be adjusted according to the shooting
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situations.
Sensitivity
AUTO800 (64 - 800) is selected by default. (In Digital SR mode,
AUTO1600 (64 - 1600) is selected by default.)
AUTO
You can also set ISO Correction in AUTO to 64 - 100, 64 - 200, 64 - 400,
64 - 800 or 64 - 1600. (In Digital SR mode, 64-3200 is also selectable.)
64
100
200
400
800
1600
1
Press the MENU button in Capture mode.
The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23)
to select [Sensitivity].
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Shutter release
button
Four-way
controller
MENU button
At lower sensitivity, images are sharper and noise is reduced, but the
shutter speed will be slower under dark conditions.
At higher sensitivity, the shutter speed will be higher, but image noise
will increase.
(In Digital SR mode, 3200 is also selectable.)
Rec. Mode
Recorded Pixels
MENU
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
Exit
MENU
Rec. Mode
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
Exit
MENU
10
M
AWB
AUTO 800
10
M
AWB
AUTO 800