Canon ME-200S SH User Manual - Page 7

Using the Menu, Menu Options, option, the available options are listed

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Introduction The > arrow is used to abbreviate menu selections. For a detailed explanation on how to use the menu, refer to Using the Menu (A 20). For a concise summary of all available menu options and settings, refer to Menu Options (A 61). 7 Light Metering Mode Select the light metering mode to match the shooting conditions. Using the appropriate setting will produce a suitable exposure level during automatic exposure when the camera mode is set to [Auto] or when you are using push auto iris. 1 Open the [Light Metering] submenu. [Camera Setup] > [Light Metering] 2 Select the desired option and then press SET. [Camera Setup] [Light Metering] [Standard] Options [Backlight]: Suitable when shooting backlit scenes. [Standard]: Averages the light metered from the entire screen, giving more weight to the subject in the center. [Spotlight]: Use this option when shooting a scene in which only a certain part of the picture is lit, for example, when the subject is lit by a spotlight. When a procedure requires selecting an option, the available options are listed within or after the procedure. Brackets [ ] are used to refer to menu options as they are displayed on screen. When a function requires the use of the menu, the quick reference shows the submenus and, when applicable, the default setting for the menu item. The example illustration indicates that you can find the function by selecting the [Camera Setup] menu and then the [Light Metering] menu item.

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Introduction
7
Light Metering Mode
S
elect the light metering mode to match the
s
hooting condition
s
. U
s
ing the appropriate
s
etting will
produce a
s
uitable expo
s
ure level during automatic expo
s
ure when the camera mode i
s
s
et to [Auto]
or when you are u
s
ing pu
s
h auto iri
s
.
1
Open the [Light Metering]
s
ubmenu.
[Camera
S
etup]
>
[Light Metering]
2
S
elect the de
s
ired option and then pre
ss
S
ET.
Option
s
[Bac
k
light]:
S
uitable when
s
hooting bac
k
lit
s
cene
s
.
[
S
tandard]: Average
s
the light metered from the entire
s
creen, giving more weight to the
s
ubject in the
center.
[
S
potlight]: U
s
e thi
s
option when
s
hooting a
s
cene in which only a certain part of the picture i
s
lit, for
example, when the
s
ubject i
s
lit by a
s
potlight.
[Camera
S
etup]
[Light Metering]
[
S
tandard]
When a function requires the use of the menu,
the quick reference shows the submenus and,
when applicable, the default setting for the
menu item. The example illustration indicates
that you can find the function by selecting the
[Camera Setup] menu and then the [Light
Metering] menu item.
The
>
arrow is used to abbreviate menu selections.
For a detailed explanation on how to use the menu,
refer to
Using the Menu
(
A
20). For a concise
summary of all available menu options and settings,
refer to
Menu Options
(
A
61).
When a procedure requires selecting an
option, the available options are listed
within or after the procedure. Brackets [ ]
are used to refer to menu options as they
are displayed on screen.