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Switching between Metering Modes

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Switching between Metering Modes 1 FUNC. Menu * (Evaluative). See Menus and Settings (p. 22). *Default setting. zUse the or button to select the metering mode and press the FUNC./SET button. Metering Methods Evaluative Center Weighted Average Spot 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. Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center. Meters the area within the spot AE point at the center of the LCD monitor. Use this setting when you want to set the exposure on the subject in the center of the monitor. The metering method is fixed to [Evaluative] in the Long Shutter mode (p. 53). Shooting 51

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Shooting
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Metering Methods
Switching between Metering Modes
1
FUNC. Menu
* (Evaluative).
See
Menus and Settings
(p. 22).
*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
Average
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 at the
center of the LCD monitor. Use this setting when
you want to set the exposure on the subject in the
center of the monitor.
The metering method is fixed to [Evaluative] in the Long
Shutter mode (p. 53).