Sony ZV-1M2 Help Guide - Page 140

Help Guide Digital Camera ZV-1M2 Metering Mode (still image/movie) Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure. 1 MENU → (Exposure/Color) → [Metering] → [ Metering Mode] → desired setting. Menu item details Multi: Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the proper exposure of the entire screen (Multi-pattern metering). Center: Measures the average brightness of the entire screen, while emphasizing the central area of the screen (Centerweighted metering). Spot: Measures only inside the metering circle. This mode is suitable for measuring light on a specified part of the entire screen. The size of the metering circle can be selected from [Spot: Standard] and [Spot: Large]. Entire Screen Avg.: Measures the average brightness of the entire screen. The exposure will be stable even if the composition or the position of the subject changes. Highlight: Measures the brightness while emphasizing the highlighted area on the screen. This mode is suitable for shooting the subject while avoiding overexposure. Hint When [Multi] is selected and [ detected faces. Face Priority in Multi Metering] is set to [On], the camera measures brightness based on When [ Metering Mode] is set to [Highlight] and the [D-Range Optimizer] function is activated, the brightness and the contrast will be corrected automatically by dividing the image into small areas and analyzing the contrast of light and shadow. Make settings based on the shooting circumstances. Note [ Metering Mode] is locked to [Multi] in the following shooting situations: [Scene Selection] When using a zoom function other than the optical zoom In [Highlight] mode, the subject may be dark if a brighter part exists on the screen. Related Topic AE lock Face Priority in Multi Metering (still image/movie) D-Range Optimizer (still image/movie) 140