Olympus D560 D-560 Zoom Reference Manual - English (6.6MB) - Page 65

Selecting the metering area

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Selecting the metering area 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 screen (Spot metering), a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light. ESP (Digital ESP) (Spot metering) : Meters the center of the viewfinder and the area around it separately to obtain the optimum exposure. : Meters only the center of the viewfinder to obtain the appropriate exposure for the subject. 1 In the shooting mode top menu, select MODE MENU o CAMERA o ESP/ , and press . "How to use the menus" (P.32) 4 2 Press press • Press to select , and . again to exit the menu. OK button Arrow pad Advanced shooting 3 Take the picture. TIPS • The camera returns to ESP (factory default setting) when the lens Note barrier is closed. "ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97) 64

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Advanced shooting
Selecting the metering area
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 screen (Spot
metering), a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the
background light.
ESP (Digital ESP)
:
Meters the center of the viewfinder and the area around it
separately to obtain the optimum exposure.
(Spot metering
)
:
Meters only the center of the viewfinder to obtain the
appropriate exposure for the subject.
1
In the shooting mode top menu,
select MODE MENU
o
CAMERA
o
ESP/
, and press
.
"How to use the menus" (P.32)
2
Press
to select
, and
press
.
• Press
again to exit the menu.
3
Take the picture.
TIPS
The camera returns to ESP (factory default setting) when the lens
barrier is closed.
"ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.97)
OK button
Arrow pad
Note