The following table helps explain the settings in more detail.
Icon | Setting | Description |
| Average | Camera uses the entire scene region to |
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| measure and calculate exposure. Use this |
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| setting when you want everything in the |
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| picture to be used equally when calculating |
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| exposure. |
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None | Center- | Camera uses the center of the scene region to |
| Weighted | measure and calculate exposure. This setting is |
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| good to use when the subject is in the center of |
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| the frame. Exposure will be based more on the |
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| subject than on its surroundings. This is the |
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| default setting. |
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| Spot | Camera uses a small area in the center of the |
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| scene region to measure and calculate |
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| exposure. This can be useful in backlit scenes |
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| or when the subject is very dark or light |
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| compared to the rest of the scene. When using |
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| this setting, press the Shutter button halfway |
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| down to lock the exposure on the spot in the |
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| center, then recompose the scene as desired. |
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If the new setting is anything other than the default setting of
The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again or until the camera is turned off.
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