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Selecting the metering area (Spot metering)

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Advanced shooting Selecting the metering area (Spot metering) In a backlight situation, your subject may appear dark if the picture is taken with the normal metering value (Digital ESP metering). In this case, by changing the metering area to the center of the viewfinder (Spot metering), a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light. Metering settings ESP (Digital ESP) : Meters the center of the viewfinder and the area around it separately to obtain the optimum exposure. (No indication is displayed on the monitor.) (Spot metering) : Meters only the center of the viewfinder to obtain the appropriate exposure for the subject. 1 Display the top menu in the shooting 3 mode. • Open the lens barrier fully. • Press . 2 Press to select ESP/ . ESP/ MODE MENU 3 Press to select , then press . Spot metering is set and the menu is closed. The selected setting is highlighted in the green frame. ESP/ ESP CANCEL SELECt GO 4 Take the picture while positioning the AF target mark on your subject in the viewfinder. The camera returns to ESP (factory default setting) when the lens barrier is closed. "Saving the settings (All Reset)" ( p.110) 61

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Advanced shooting
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Selecting the metering area (Spot metering)
In a backlight situation, your subject may appear dark if the picture is taken
with the normal metering value (Digital ESP metering). In this case, by
changing the metering area to the center of the viewfinder (Spot metering), a
subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light.
1
Display the top menu in the shooting
mode.
•
Open the lens barrier fully.
• Press
.
2
Press
to select ESP/
.
3
Press
to select
, then
press
.
Spot metering is set and the menu is
closed.
The selected setting is highlighted in the
green frame.
4
Take the picture while positioning the AF target mark on your
subject in the viewfinder.
Metering settings
ESP (Digital ESP)
:
Meters the center of the viewfinder and the area around it
separately to obtain the optimum exposure. (No indication
is displayed on the monitor.)
(Spot metering)
:
Meters only the center of the viewfinder to obtain the
appropriate exposure for the subject.
The camera returns to ESP (factory default setting) when the lens
barrier is closed. “Saving the settings (All Reset)” (
p.110)
MODE MENU
ESP/
ESP
CANCEL
GO
SELECt
ESP/