Pentax W80 Gunmetal Gray Optio W80 - Azure Blue Optio W80 Manual - Page 120

Setting the AE Metering Taking Pictures You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to determine the exposure. L Multi-segment The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the metering brightness and determines the exposure. Center- M weighted metering The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the picture with the center of the image having more influence on the exposure. N Spot AE metering The camera determines the exposure by metering the brightness only at the center of the image. 3 1 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [AE Metering]. 3 Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. 4 Use the four-way controller (23) Rec. Mode 2/4 to select a metering method. AE Metering Sensitivity ISO Corction in AUTO EV Compensation 0.0 Movie D-Range Setting MENU Cancel OK OK 5 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved. 6 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture mode. • When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the brightness is metered and the exposure is determined. • When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use Spot AE metering, aim the camera at the subject and press and hold the shutter release button halfway to lock the exposure, then compose your picture again and press the shutter release button fully. • Depending on the selected shooting mode, the [AE Metering] setting may not be changed. Refer to "Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode" (p.246) for details. Saving the AE Metering setting 1p.143 118