Pentax 17731, Operating Manual

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Ta
king
Pi
ct
ures
You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to
determine the exposure.
1
Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (
23
) to select [AE Metering].
3
Press the four-way controller ( 5 ).
A pull-down menu appears.
4
Use the four-way controller (
23
)
to select a metering method.
5
Press the 4 button.
The setting is saved.
6
Press the 3 button.
The camera returns to capture mode.
Setting the AE Metering
L
Multi-segment
metering
The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the
brightness and determines the exposure.
M
Center-
weighted
metering
The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the
picture with the center of the image having more influence
on the exposure.
N
Spot AE
metering
The camera determines the exposure by metering the
brightness only at the center of the image.
• When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the brightness is
metered and the exposure is determined.
• When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use
Spot AE metering, aim the camera at the subject and press and hold
the shutter release button halfway to lock the exposure, then compose
your picture again and press the shutter release button fully.
• Depending on the selected shooting mode, the [AE Metering] setting
may not be changed. Refer to “Functions Available for Each Shooting
Mode” (p.246) for details.
Saving the AE Metering setting
1
p.143
Rec. Mode
MENU Cancel OK OK OK OK
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Sensitivity
AE Metering
ISO Corction in AUTO
Movie
D-Range Setting
EV Compensation
0.0