Chapter 5
Advanced shooting
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Spot metering
— Selecting the metering area
There are 2 metering methods: Digital ESP metering and spot metering.
Digital ESP metering:
Meters the center of the subject and the area around it.
Spot metering:
Exposure is determined by metering within the AF target
mark. In this mode, a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of
the background light. In the working range of the macro mode, spot metering
is also available (spot mmacro mode).
Mode dial
setting
1
Press the
button repeatedly until
(spot metering) or
(spot mmacro mode) appears.
●
The indications change as follows (if all modes are available):
●
If
is not pressed within 2 seconds after the selection screen is
displayed, the selection screen disappears.
2
Take a picture.
OFF/
/
No indication
(Digital ESP)
/
/
~
Macro mode (P. 68)
Factory default setting:
Digital ESP
When selecting/When shooting
Spot metering
