From the course: Learning Your Nikon DSLR Camera
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Changing ISO
- ISO is a very useful adjustment that modifies the sensitivity of your camera's sensor. As you increase ISO you can use faster shutter speeds and smaller apertures. This is a typical adjustment to make when shooting in lower lighting levels. Now, higher ISOs can let in some noise, but they do give you the option of using a smaller aperture which lets you capture a deeper depth of field and use a faster shutter speed, which is useful to freeze the action. To change the ISO you may have a dedicated button or you may have to press the I button to bring up the multi-selector. Once I press this here, you'll see ISO available and now, using the wheel, I can lower or raise. Now professional Nikon cameras actually have a low ISO, the L value there, but the normal base ISO on this camera is 64 and it goes to up. Now as you make the change you may also see other things affected on the back of the camera. You'll notice for example as I make changes, it's updating down here. In this particular…
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