Using the Menus: Shooting Mode

CPHOTOMETRY

(defaults to o)

Choose how the camera meters exposure when Intelligent Face Detection is off.

 

Option

Description

 

 

oMULTI

Automatic scene recognition is used to adjust exposure for a wide range of

 

shooting conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

The camera meters lighting conditions at the center of the frame. Recom-

 

pSPOT

mended when the background is much brighter or darker than the main

 

 

subject.

 

 

 

Exposure is set to the average for the entire frame. Provides consistent expo-

 

qAVERAGE

sure across multiple shots with the same lighting, and is particularly effective

 

 

for landscapes and portraits of subjects dressed in black or white.

 

 

 

 

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