Pentax Optio RX18, Operating Manual

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3
Ta
king
Pict
ures
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.
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 the AE Metering setting.
5
Press the 4 button.
The setting is saved.
6
Press the 3 button.
The camera returns to capture status.
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.
OK
OK
Rec. Mode
MENU Cancel
1/4
Recorded Pixels
White Balance
AE Metering
Sensitivity
AF Setting
AWB
Auto
AUTO ISO Range 0.0