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Switching between Metering Modes

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Switching between Metering Modes Shooting Mode 1 FUNC. Menu * (Evaluative). See Menus and Settings (p. 18). * Default setting. z Use the or button to select the metering mode and press the FUNC./ SET button. Metering Methods 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 Meters the area within the spot AE point frame. Center Locks the spot metering frame to the center of the LCD monitor. AF Point Moves the spot AE point to the same position as the selected AF frame. Shooting 55

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Shooting
Metering Methods
Switching between Metering Modes
Shooting Mode
1
FUNC. Menu
* (Evaluative).
See Menus and Settings (p. 18).
* Default setting.
Use the
or
button to select the
metering mode and press the
FUNC./
SET
button.
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
Meters the area within the spot AE point frame.
Center
Locks the spot metering frame to the center of the
LCD monitor.
AF Point
Moves the spot AE point to the same position as
the selected AF frame.