Pentax K-7 Operating Manual page 92

g the Sensitivity
You can set the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings.
The sensitivity can be set to [AUTO] or within a sensitivity range equivalent
to ISO 100 to 3200. The default setting is [AUTO].
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Turn the rear e-dial (;,,_,,_) while
pressing the ISO button in
Capture mode.
The sensitivity displayed on the status
screen and LCD panel and in the
viewfinder changes.
Press the ®
(Green)
button while
pressing
the 180 button to return to
[AUTO].
Take your finger off the ISO button and rear e-dial (;,,_,,¢).
The sensitivity is set.
• To set the sensitivity, you can also press the 180 button once and take your
finger offthe button, and then turn the rear e-dial ('o,,_,,,')to change the
sensitivity. In this case. press the ISO button again or turn off the exposure
metering timer (p.114) to set the sensitivity.
• When the exposure mode is set to BB (Green), TAv (Shutter & Aperture
Priority) or j1_ (Movie), the sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO] and the setting
cannot be changed.
• When the exposure mode is set to B (Bulb), the upper sensitivity limit is ISO
1600.
• When the exposure mode is set to Sv (Sensitivity Priority), M (Hyper-manual).
B (Bulb) or X (Flash X-sync Speed), the sensitivity cannot be set to [AUTO].
• The sensitivity range can be expanded to a range of ISO 100 to 6400 when [3.
Expanded Sensitivity] in the [C Custom Setting 1] menu (p.85) is set to [On].
• Captured images can show more noise ifa higher sensitivity is set. You can
reduce image noise by setting [19. High-ISO Noise Reduction] in the
[C Custom Setting 3] menu. (p.92)
• You can set whether to lock the sensitivity adjustment to increments of 1 EV
or to coordinate it with the EV Steps (p.116) in [2. Sensitivity Steps] in the [C
Custom Setting 1] menu (p.85).
Set the range in which the sensitivity is automatically adjusted when the
sensitivity is set to [AUTO]. The sensitivity is automatically corrected in the
range of [ISO 100-800] by default.