Canon PowerShot, SX270 HS, SX280 HS Changing the Metering Method, Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock)

Still Images

Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock)

Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and exposure separately.

1 Lock the exposure.

zzAim the camera at the subject to shoot with the exposure locked. With the shutter button pressed halfway, press the <o> button.

X[] is displayed, and the exposure is locked.

	zzTo unlock AE, release the shutter button
		and press the <o> button again. In this
	2	case, [ ] is no longer displayed.
	2	Compose the shot and shoot.
	zzAfter one shot, AE is unlocked and [ ] is
		no longer displayed.

•	AE: Auto Exposure
•	After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination of shutter speed
	and aperture value by turning the <5> dial (Program Shift).

Still Images

Changing the Metering Method

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting conditions as follows.

zzPress the <m> button, choose [] in the menu, and choose the desired option (=34).

XXThe option you configured is now

displayed.

Evaluative	For typical shooting conditions, including backlit shots.
	Automatically adjusts exposure to match the shooting conditions.

Center	Determines the average brightness of light across the entire
	image area, calculated by treating brightness in the central area
Weighted Avg.
	as more important.
Spot	Metering restricted to within the [	] (Spot AE Point frame),

	displayed in the center of the screen.

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