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.

 

 

 

 

 

FAF MODE

This option controls how the camera selects the focus area for photographs. Regardless of the option selected, the camera will focus on the subject in the center of the frame when macro mode is on.

Option

Description

rCENTER

The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.

sMULTI

When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the camera detects high-contrast

subjects near the center of the frame and selects the focus area automatically.

 

uCONTINUOUS

The camera continuously adjusts focus to reflect changes in the distance to

the subject in the focus frame.

 

xTRACKING

Position the subject in the center focus area and press the selector left. Focus

will track the subject as it moves through the frame.

 

RNote that in uand xmodes, the camera focuses continuously, increasing the drain on the battery, and that the sound of the camera focusing may be audible.

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