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Menus
Using the Menus: Shooting Mode
C
C
PHOTOMETRY
PHOTOMETRY
((
defaults to
defaults to
o
o
))
Choose how the camera meters exposure when Intelligent Face Detection is off .
Option
Option
Description
Description
o
MULTI
Automatic scene recognition is used to adjust exposure for a wide range of
shooting conditions.
p
SPOT
The camera meters lighting conditions at the center of the frame. Recom-
mended when the background is much brighter or darker than the main
subject.
q
AVERAGE
Exposure is set to the average for the entire frame. Provides consistent expo-
sure across multiple shots with the same lighting, and is particularly eff ective
for landscapes and portraits of subjects dressed in black or white.
F
F
AF MODE
AF MODE
This option controls how the camera selects the focus area for photographs. Regardless of the
option selected, the camera will focus on the subject in the center of the frame when macro
mode is on.
Option
Option
Description
Description
r
CENTER
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
s
MULTI
When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the camera detects high-contrast
subjects near the center of the frame and selects the focus area automatically.
u
CONTINUOUS
The camera continuously adjusts focus to refl ect changes in the distance to
the subject in the focus frame.
x
TRACKING
Position the subject in the center focus area and press the selector left. Focus
will track the subject as it moves through the frame.
R
Note that in
u
and
x
modes, the camera focuses continuously, increasing the drain on the
battery, and that the sound of the camera focusing may be audible.
