Canon EOS-1 D X, Owner'S Manual

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Selecting the Metering Mode
With multiple spot meter readings, you can see the relative exposure
levels of multiple areas in the picture and set the exposure to obtain the
desired result. Multi-spot metering is possible in
d / s / f modes.
1
Set the metering mode to
r
spot metering.
2
Press the <
B
> button.
(
8
)
Aim the spot metering circle over the area where you want a
relative exposure reading, then press the <
B
> button. Do this
for all the multiple areas you want to meter.
X On the right of the viewfinder, the relative exposure level will be
displayed for the spot meter reading taken at the respective spot.
The spot meter readings will be averaged and used for the
exposure setting.
While referring to the exposure level indicator’s three spot metering
marks, you can set the exposure compensation to set the final
exposure and obtain the desired result.
Multi-Spot Metering
You can take up to eight spot meter readings for one picture.
The exposure setting obtained with multi-spot meter readings will be
canceled in the following cases:
• After taking the last spot meter reading, 16 seconds elapsed.
• You pressed the <
W
>, < o >, <
Q
>, <
i
>, <
S
>,
<
O
>, or <
B
> button.
Multi-spot metering will still be possible even if [ 8 1: Spot meter. linked
to AF point ] is set to [ Linked to active AF point ] (p.322).
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