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Switching between Metering Modes

 

 

 

 

 

Available Shooting Modes

 

 

p. 218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriate for standard shooting conditions,

 

 

 

 

including backlit scenes. The camera divides

 

 

 

 

images into several zones for metering. It

 

 

 

Evaluative

evaluates complex lighting conditions, such as

 

 

 

 

 

 

the position of the subject, the brightness, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

direct light, and the backlighting, and adjusts the

 

 

 

 

settings to the correct exposure for the main

 

 

 

 

subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center Weighted

Averages the light metered from the entire

 

 

 

frame, but gives greater weight to the subject

 

 

 

Avg.

 

 

 

matter at the center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusts the exposure according to the subject in

 

 

 

 

the center of the frame (meters the area within

 

 

 

Spot

the spot AE point at the center of the LCD

 

 

 

monitor). Use this mode when there is a large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

divergence in brightness between the subject

 

 

 

 

and surroundings.

 

 

 

1 Change the metering method.

1.Press the button.

2. Use the or button to select and the or button to change the option.

3.Press the button.

The metering method is fixed to [Evaluative] in the Long Shutter mode.

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Canon 85IS manual Switching between Metering Modes, Change the metering method