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EN
Shooting
2
Changing the brightness of highlights and shadows
Press the
F
button (
F
) and press the
INFO
button to
display the Highlight & Shadow Control menu. Use
HI
to
choose a tone level. Choose “low” to darken shadows or
“high” to brighten highlights.
ISO
200
L
N
P
01:02:03
01:02:03
1234
1234
HD
250
250 F5.6
+
2.0
+
2.0
0
0
S-IS
S-IS
Exposure
compensation
Low tone
High tone
INFO
INFO
INFO
0
0
0
0
Choosing how the camera measures brightness (metering)
Choose how the camera meters subject brightness.
1
Press the
z
button to display
the live control, and select the
metering item using
FG
.
P
ESP
HI
HI
SH
SH
ii
ISO
AUTO
ISO
ISO
ISO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
R
R
S-AF
S-AF
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
Metering
2
Select an option with
HI
and press the
z
button.
p
Digital ESP
metering
The camera meters exposure in 324 areas of the frame and
optimizes exposure for the current scene or (if an option other
than [OFF] is selected for [
I
Face Priority]) portrait subject.
This mode is recommended for general use.
H
Center weighted
averaging
metering
This metering mode provides the average
metering between the subject and the
background lighting, placing more weight on
the subject at the center.
I
Spot metering
Choose this option to meter a small area
(about 2% of the frame) with the camera
pointed at the object you wish to meter.
Exposure will be adjusted according to the
brightness at the metered point.
I
HI
Spot metering -
highlight
Increases spot metering exposure. Ensures bright subjects
appear bright.
I
SH
Spot metering -
shadow
Lowers spot metering exposure. Ensures dark subjects appear
dark.
3
Press the shutter button halfway.
• Normally, the camera will start metering when the shutter button is pressed halfway
and lock exposure while the shutter button is held in this position.
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