Shooting – Advanced Functions

Switching between Metering Modes

Mode Dial

 

 

Appropriate for standard

 

 

shooting conditions, including

 

 

backlit scenes. The camera

 

 

divides images into several

 

 

zones for light metering. It

 

Evaluative

evaluates the complex lighting

 

conditions, such as the position

 

 

 

 

of the subject, the brightness, the

 

 

background, the direct light, and

 

 

the backlighting, and adjusts the

 

 

settings to the correct exposure

 

 

for the main subject.

 

Center-

Averages the light metered from

 

the entire frame, but gives

 

weighted

 

greater weight to the subject

 

Averaging

 

matter at the center.

 

 

 

 

Meters the area within the spot

 

 

AE point frame at the center of

 

Spot

the LCD monitor. Use this setting

 

when you want to set the

 

 

 

 

exposure on the subject in the

 

 

center of the monitor.

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1 Select * (Evaluative) in the FUNC. menu.

zSee Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 66).

*The current setting is displayed.

2 Select a metering mode using the or button.

3 Press the FUNC. button.

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Canon A520, A510 manual Switching between Metering Modes, Select * Evaluative in the FUNC. menu

A510, A520 specifications

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