Sensitivity - Nikon Coolpix 5900 User Manual

Sensitivity

Press Button in
lect Sensitivity (
Sensitivity is a measure of how sensitive the camera re-
acts to light. With Auto (default setting), ISO sensitiv-
ity automatically increases at low brightness. Setting
ISO sensitivity at a high level is effective in preventing
blur when Speedlight is disabled in dark settings or
making the subject appear brighter. However, the im-
age may contain "noise" or become "grainy."
Select from the following five levels and press
Option
Approximately equivalent to ISO 50 (E7900)/ISO 64 (E5900)
Auto
under normal conditions; when lighting is poor, however,
(default set-
camera automatically compensates by raising sensitivity to
ting)
maximum of ISO 200 equivalent.
50 Approximately equivalent to ISO 50.
(E7900 only)
64 Approximately equivalent to ISO 64.
(E5900 only)
100 Approximately equivalent to ISO 100.
200 Approximately equivalent to ISO 200.
Approximately equivalent to ISO 400. Intended for use with
400
natural lighting; not recommended when using flash.
Noise Reduction
When raising sensitivity, "noise" in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly colored pix-
els may appear in pictures. In this case, noise in pictures taken at slow shutter speeds
will be reduced automatically when Noise reduction (
Sensitivity
Unless the setting is Auto, a selected ISO value is dis-
played in the monitor whenever sensitivity is raised. An
icon will appear at Auto setting when the camera has
automatically changed sensitivity.
(Auto shooting) mode to se-
81), and then press .
50 is displayed with
E7900.
.
Description
102) is On.
SENSITIVITY SENSITIVITY SENSITIVITY SENSITIVITY
Auto
64
100
200
400
Exit Exit Exit Exit Confirm Confir Confirm Confir
(E7900)
(E5900)
95
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