Olympus IR 300 IR-300 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 47

Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (METERING

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Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (METERING) When taking pictures against backlight, the face of the subject may appear darker. With spot metering, the picture can be taken based on the brightness at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light in the background. AUTO n Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding area separately to create a picture with balanced brightness. When taking pictures against strong backlight, the center of the picture may appear dark. Only the center of the monitor is metered. Suitable for taking a picture of the subject in the center of the monitor against backlight. 4 Top menu [MODE MENU] [METERING] g"Using the menus" (P. 18) 1 Select [AUTO] or [n], and press i. METERING AF MODE PANORAMA 2 IN 1 FRAME MODE AUTO n Additional shooting functions 47

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Additional shooting functions
Changing the area for measuring the
brightness of a subject (METERING)
When taking pictures against backlight, the face of the subject may appear
darker. With spot metering, the picture can be taken based on the
brightness at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light
in the background.
AUTO
Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding
area separately to create a picture with balanced brightness. When
taking pictures against strong backlight, the center of the picture may
appear dark.
n
Only the center of the monitor is metered. Suitable for taking a picture of
the subject in the center of the monitor against backlight.
Top menu
[MODE MENU]
[METERING]
g
“Using the menus” (P. 18)
1
Select [AUTO] or [
n
], and press
i
.
AUTO
n
METERING
AF MODE
PANORAMA
2 IN 1
FRAME MODE