Switching between Metering Modes

Shooting Mode

1FUNC. Menu* (Evaluative).

See Menus and Settings (p. 25).

*Default setting.

zUse 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 evaluates complex

Evaluative 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 frame, but Weighted gives greater weight to the subject matter at the Average center.

Spot

Meters the area within the spot AE point at the 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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