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3.1.7 Light Metering
The third menu item on Page 2/4 is Light Metering:
You can specify that the camera meter light (to determine proper exposure settings)
based upon either a Mutli-Spot or Center-Spot
scheme, or algorithm. Press the enter key to
display the Light Metering sub menu:
Press either the “+” or “-” keys to toggle between the two choices. After making your
selection press the enter key to save your choice and return to the menu page 2/4.
This feature allows you to tell the camera how you wish to have the scene sampled in
order to determine proper exposure. For most situations the Multi-Spot will work
well. The camera will use a matrix method to determine exposure based upon the
lighting conditions of several spots in the image scene. For scenes of high contrast,
however, you may wish to choose Center-Spot for more precise scene sampling.
3.1.8 Color Balance
The fourth menu item on Page 2/4 is Color Balance:
You can set the Color Balance speed to either Auto or
Daylight. Press the enter key to display the Color
Balance sub menu:
Press either the “+” or “-” keys to toggle between the two choices. After making your
selection press the enter key to save your choice and return to the menu page 2/4.
This feature allows you to tell the camera that you will be capturing images in
daylight, if that is the case. This may improve the color fidelity (correctness) and
white balance of your daylight images. The cameras processing algorithms will adjust
for daylight (lighting) conditions. If you prefer to let the camera handle these issues
automatically simply leave this setting as Auto.
Hint
: Experiment with both settings to see which works best in your lighting conditions.
3.1.9 Date Stamp
The entirety of page 3/4 is devoted to the time and date
stamping of your images.
You can select whether to stamp date your images.
Press the enter key to display the Date Stamp sub
menu: