Pentax 17851 - Optio P80 Digital Camera, Operating Manual

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3
Ta
king
Pict
ures
Have a blank sheet of white paper or similar material ready.
1
In the [White Balance] screen, use the four-way
controller (
23
) to select
K
(Manual).
2
Point the camera at the blank
sheet of paper or other material so
that it fills the frame displayed in
the center of the screen.
3
Press the shutter release button fully.
The white balance is automatically adjusted.
4
Press the 4 button.
The setting is saved and the [
A
Rec. Mode] menu reappears.
5
Press the 3 button.
The camera returns to capture status.
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.
To Set the White Balance Manually
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.
MENU
A d j u s t
SHUTTER
W h i t e B a l a n c e
C a n c e l C a n c e l O K O K O K C a n c e l
OK