Metering

To choose how the camera meters exposure, press the AE button

+

and rotate the command dial (you can also select the metering

method by pressing the AE button and pressing the command

 

control left or right). The following options are available:

PHOTOMETRY

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI

 

 

OVF

EVF/LCD

 

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

p

frame equivalent to 2% of the total. Recommended when the back-

 

 

 

 

ground is much brighter or darker than the main subject; due to paral-

 

 

 

 

(SPOT)

lax, not recommended when pictures are framed in the optical view-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

finder.

 

 

 

 

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.

The setting takes effect when you release the AE button.

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