Setting up the recording function using the camera buttons
Metering
If you cannot obtain suitable exposure conditions, you can change the metering method to take brighter pictures.
[Multi] | () | : Exposure will be |
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| on an average |
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| of the available |
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| light in the image | METERING |
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| area. However, the | Multi |
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| calculation will be |
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| biased towards the centre of the image area. | |
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| This is suitable for general use. |
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[Spot] | ( ) | : Only the rectangular area in the centre of the | |
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| LCD monitor will be metered for light. This | |
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| is suitable when the subject in the centre is | |
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| exposed correctly, regardless of the back lighting. | |
[Center Weighted] (
If the subject is not the centre of the focus area, do not use the spot metering as this may result in an exposure error. In this circumstance, it is better to use exposure compensation.
Drive mode
You can select continuous shot, and AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing).
| [Single] () | : Take one picture only. |
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| [Continuous] () | : Images will be taken |
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| the shutter button is | DRIVE |
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| [AEB] () | : Take three pictures | Single |
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in a series in different exposures: standard exposure (0.0EV), short exposure
Use this function when you cannot determine the exposure value of subject.
[Motion Capture] () : This takes 6 shots per second, and for max 5 seconds, when the shutter is pressed and held down. The maximum number of shots is 30 and the image size is fixed as VGA.
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