Canon G10 PowerShot G10 Camera User Guide - Page 143

Various Shooting Methods 141 Switching between Metering Modes Available Shooting Modes p. 300 Evaluative Appropriate for standard shooting conditions, including backlit scenes. The camera divides images into several zones for metering. It evaluates complex lighting conditions, such as the position of the subject, the brightness, the direct light, and the backlighting, and adjusts the settings to the correct exposure for the main subject. Center Weighted Avg. Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center. Spot AE Point Meters the area within the spot AE point frame. Use this mode when there is a large divergence in brightness between the subject and surroundings. Center Locks the spot metering frame to the center of the LCD monitor. AF Point Move the spot AE point to the same position as the selected AF frame. Can be set only in [FlexiZone] (p. 121). 1 Change the metering mode. 1. Press the button. 2. Turn the control dial to select the metering mode. • With each press of the button, the settings that can be configured with the control dial in each shooting mode will change as follows. Shutter speed/Metering mode Aperture value/Metering mode Shutter speed/Aperture value/Metering mode