Olympus C-50 C-50 Zoom Reference Manual (4.7 MB) - Page 55

Advanced shooting, Spot metering (Selecting the metering area), Digital ESP metering

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Advanced shooting Chapter 4 Spot metering (Selecting the metering area) There are 2 metering methods: Digital ESP metering and spot metering. Digital ESP metering: Meters the center of the frame and the area around it separately to determine the optimal exposure. Spot metering: Meters within the AF target mark to determine exposure. A subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light (such as when the subject is dark due to back lighting.) When is set, you can use spot metering when shooting up close to a subject. Available modes 1 Press repeatedly until (spot metering) or (spot metering+ macro mode) appears. Mode indication OFF (Digital ESP) ᮡ ᮤ ᮣ ᮢ (P.55) button ● If is not pressed for 2 seconds, the selection screen disappears. 2 Take a picture. Factory default setting: Digital ESP HQ Spot metering 54

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Spot metering
(Selecting the metering area)
There are 2 metering methods:
Digital ESP metering and spot metering.
Digital ESP metering:
Meters the center of the frame and the area around it
separately to determine the optimal exposure.
Spot metering:
Meters within the AF target mark to determine
exposure. A subject can be shot with optimal
exposure regardless of the background light (such as
when the subject is dark due to back lighting.) When
is set, you can use spot metering when shooting
up close to a subject.
Available
modes
1
Press
repeatedly until
(spot
metering) or
(spot metering+ macro
mode) appears.
If
is not pressed for 2 seconds, the
selection screen disappears.
2
Take a picture.
Factory default setting:
Digital ESP
OFF
(Digital ESP)
(P.55)
Mode indication
HQ
HQ
Spot metering
button
Chapter 4
Advanced shooting
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