Canon IXUS 800 IS Switching between Metering Modes, FUNC. Menu, Metering Methods, Evaluative

Switching between Metering Modes

Shooting Mode

1 FUNC. Menu * (Evaluative).

See Menus and Settings (p. 25).

*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
Evaluative	into several zones for metering. It 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 frame, but
Weighted	gives greater weight to the subject matter at the
Average	center.
	Meters the area within the spot AE point at the center
Spot	of the LCD monitor. Use this setting when you want to
	set the exposure on the subject in the center of the
	monitor.

Shooting

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