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ADVANCED SETTINGS
The metering mode determines
w
hat part of the s
ub
ject is
metered for expos
u
re.
1.
In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.
On the “Quality” tab, select “Metering” and
then press [
X
].
3.
Use [
S
] and [
T
] to select the setting you want
and then press [SET].
M
u
lti (M
u
lti Metering)
M
u
lti-pattern metering di
v
ides the image into
sections and meas
u
res the light in each
section for a
b
alanced expos
u
re reading. The
camera a
u
tomatically determines shooting
conditions according to the meas
u
red lighting pattern, and
makes expos
u
re settings accordingly. This type of metering
pro
v
ides error-free expos
u
re settings for a
w
ide range of
shooting conditions.
Center
W
eighted
Center
w
eighted metering concentrates on the
center of the foc
u
s area to meas
u
re light. Use
this metering method
w
hen yo
u
w
ant to exert
some control o
v
er expos
u
re,
w
itho
u
t lea
v
ing
settings totally
u
p to the camera.
Spot
Spot metering takes readings at a
v
ery small
area. Use this metering method
w
hen yo
u
w
ant expos
u
re to
b
e set according to the
b
rightness of a partic
u
lar s
ub
ject,
w
itho
u
t
b
eing affected
b
y s
u
rro
u
nding conditions.
Specifying the Metering Mode
