Metering
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Position the AF target mark on
the area you want to meter and
press the
x
button.
• The multi-metering bar appears.
• The brightness is metered at up to 8
different points. Brightness meter
readings are ignored after the 9th
reading.
• To perform metering again, hold down
the
x
button for more than 1
second to display
C
. Press the
x
button again to cancel the
metering values.
• If a function other than AE lock is assigned to the
x
button, set AE
lock to the button.
g
“Custom button” (P.119)
F2.8
F2.8
1/1000
1/1000
P
0.0
0.0
Multi-metering bar
F2.8
F2.8
1/1000
1/1000
P
0.0
0.0
When
Z
moves more than ±3 from the center of the bar (the average reading), red
XY
are displayed.
Ex: When metering 2 points (pressing the
x
button twice)
The aperture and shutter speed as calculated from the average values obtained by
metering at 2 points. These values are recalculated every time another metering
point is added.
The average for the 2
metering points.
The average is always
shown at the center of
the bar.
Indicates how much the
present exposure you are
metering differs from the
average exposure value.
The present exposure can
be locked by pressing the
shutter button halfway.
(The present exposure is
not added to the average
value unless you press the
x
button.)
The reading when the
x
button was
pressed. The number of
Z
indicates the number
of times you have pressed the button. The
distance
Z
from the center of the bar indicates
the difference between the metered and average
readings.