Metering

To choose how the camera meters exposure, press the AE button to display metering options. Use the selector to highlight an op- tion and press AE to select.

Mode

Description

oThe camera instantly determines exposure based on an analysis of composition, color, and brightness distribution. Recommended in

(MULTI)

most situations.

The camera meters lighting conditions in an area at the center of the

pframe equivalent to 2% of the total. Recommended with backlit sub- (SPOT) jects and in other cases in which the background is much brighter or

darker than the main subject.

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

qexposure across multiple shots with the same lighting, and is particu- (AVERAGE) larly effective for landscapes and portraits of subjects dressed in black

or white.

RAt default settings, metering selection is assigned Fn2, and AF buttons (P67) or accessed using the

to the AE button, but it also can be assigned to any of the Fn, CPHOTOMETRY option in the shooting menu.

Q The selected option will only take effect when Intelligent Face Detection is off (P77).

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