Canon PowerShot A1400 User Guide - Page 55

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Still Images Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock) Movies Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and exposure separately. 1 Deactivate the flash (=41). 2 Lock the exposure. zzAim the camera at the subject to shoot with the exposure locked. With the shutter button pressed halfway, press the button. XX[&] is displayed, and the exposure is locked. zzTo unlock AE, release the shutter button and press the button again. In this case, [&] is no longer displayed. 3 Compose the shot and shoot. • AE: Auto Exposure Changing the Metering Method Still Images Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting conditions as follows. zzPress the button, choose [ ] in the menu, and choose the desired option (= 30). XXThe option you configured is now displayed. Evaluative For typical shooting conditions, including backlit shots. Automatically adjusts exposure to match the shooting conditions. Center Weighted Avg. Determines the average brightness of light across the entire image area, calculated by treating brightness in the central area as more important. Spot Metering restricted to within the [ ] (Spot AE Point frame), displayed in the center of the screen. Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Smart Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Playback Mode 6 Setting Menu 7 Accessories 8 Appendix Index 55

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Cover
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Still Images
Movies
Locking Image Brightness/Exposure
(AE Lock)
Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and
exposure separately.
1
Deactivate the flash (
=
41
).
2
Lock the exposure.
z
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<
r
> button.
X
[
&
] is displayed, and the exposure is
locked.
z
To unlock AE, release the shutter button
and press the <
r
> button again. In this
case, [
&
] is no longer displayed.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
AE: Auto Exposure
Still Images
Changing the Metering Method
Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting
conditions as follows.
z
Press the <
m
> button, choose [
] in
the menu, and choose the desired option
(
=
30
).
X
The option you configured is now
displayed.
Evaluative
For typical shooting conditions, including backlit shots.
Automatically adjusts exposure to match the shooting conditions.
Center
Weighted Avg.
Determines the average brightness of light across the entire
image area, calculated by treating brightness in the central area
as more important.
Spot
Metering restricted to within the [
] (Spot AE Point frame),
displayed in the center of the screen.