Sony DSC-H7 User Manual

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Shooting with manual adjustment
Selects a luminous sensitivity with units of ISO. The larger the number, the higher the 
sensitivity.
1
Select an ISO item with the wheel dial (page 35).
2
Press z on the control button.
ISO value turns yellow.
3
Select an ISO value with the wheel dial.
4
Press z.
• For details on the ISO sensitivity, see page 11.
• Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensitivity number increases.
• ISO is set automatically in the Scene Selection mode.
• When continuos shooting or exposure bracket is set, ISO can be selected only from Auto or from 80 to 
400.
• When shooting under brighter conditions, the camera automatically increases its tone reproduction and 
helps prevent images to become whitish (excluding when ISO is set to [ISO80]).
ISO: Selecting a luminous sensitivity
ISOAUTO (Auto)
Select a large number when shooting in dark location or 
shooting a subject moving at high speed, or select a small 
number to obtain high image quality.
ISO80
ISO100
ISO200
ISO400
ISO800
ISO1600
ISO3200
Low ISO sensitivity
High ISO sensitivity
ISO value (yellow)