Canon A540 appendix Switching between Metering Modes, Metering Methods, FUNC. Menu * Evaluative

Switching between Metering Modes

PowerShot A540

PowerShot A530

1FUNC. Menu * (Evaluative)

See Menus and Settings (p. 22).

* Default setting.

!Use the or button to select the

metering mode and press the FUNC./ SET button.

Metering Methods

	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	Averages the light metered from the entire
Weighted	frame, but gives greater weight to the subject
Average	matter at the center.
	Meters the area within the spot AE point at the
Spot	center of 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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