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Custom Setting b5, Easy Exposure Compensation, Center-Weighted Area

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Custom Setting b5: Easy Exposure Compensation This option controls whether the button is needed to set exposure compensation ( 72). If On is selected, the 0 at the center of the exposure display will blink even when exposure compensation is set to ±0. Option Off (default) On On (Auto Reset) Description Exposure compensation set by pressing button and rotating main command dial. Exposure compensation set by rotating command dial only. Dial used de- pends on option selected for Custom Setting f5 > Change Main/Sub. Command dials (Custom Setting f5) > Change Main/Sub Off On P Sub-command dial Sub-command dial Exposure mode S Sub-command dial Main command dial A Main command dial Sub-command dial M N / A As for On except that exposure compensation set using command dial only is cancelled when camera is turned off or exposure meters turn off. Custom Setting b6: Center-Weighted Area When calculating exposure, center-weighted metering assigns the greatest weight to a circle in the center of the frame. The diameter (φ) of this circle can be selected from 6, 8, 10, and 13 mm (the default option is 8 mm; note that the diameter is fixed at 8 mm when a non-CPU lens is used, regardless of the setting selected for Non-CPU Lens Data in the shooting menu). Setup Custom Settings 155

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Setup
Custom Settings
Custom Setting b5:
Easy Exposure Compensation
This option controls whether the
button is needed to
set exposure compensation (
72).
If
On
is selected, the 0
at the center of the exposure display will blink even when
exposure compensation is set to ±0.
Option
Description
Off
(default)
Exposure compensation set by pressing
button and rotating main
command dial.
On
Exposure compensation set by rotating command dial only.
Dial used de-
pends on option selected for Custom Setting f5 >
Change Main / Sub
.
Command dials (Custom Setting f5) > Change Main / Sub
Off
On
Exposure
mode
P
Sub-command dial
Sub-command dial
S
Sub-command dial
Main command dial
A
Main command dial
Sub-command dial
M
N / A
On (Auto
Reset)
As for
On
except that exposure compensation set using command dial
only is cancelled when camera is turned off or exposure meters turn off.
Custom Setting b6:
Center-Weighted Area
When calculating exposure, center-weighted metering as-
signs the greatest weight to a circle in the center of the
frame.
The diameter (
φ
) of this circle can be selected from
6, 8, 10, and 13 mm (the default option is 8 mm; note that
the diameter is fixed at 8 mm when a non-CPU lens is used,
regardless of the setting selected for
Non-CPU Lens Data
in the shooting menu).