Chapter 6: Menu and Soft Key Reference
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Capture Mode Menus and Soft Keys
AE Metering Submenu
Figure 44:
AE Metering Submenu
Use the AE (Automatic Exposure) Metering submenu to select the area of the scene that the camera
will use to set the exposure when you take a picture.
Table 15:
AE Metering Submenu
Table 16:
AE Metering Soft Keys
Setting
Function
Average (default)
The camera calculates exposure using
the entire scene.
Center-Weighted
The camera uses the center half of the
total pixels to calculate exposure.
Spot
The camera calculates exposure based
only on the brightness of a small
region in the center of the scene.
Soft Key
Function
Select
Places a checkmark by the
highlighted setting, then returns to the
Photo Assist menu.
Exit
Returns to the Photo Assist menu
without changing the setting.