Metering

To choose how the camera meters exposure, press the AE button to display metering options. Use the command dial to highlight an option and press AE to select.

Mode

Description

 

 

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The 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

 

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frame 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.

OVF

EVF/LCD

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.

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