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4 ShootingFunctions

Selecting the Metering Method

Choose the part of the sensor to use for measuring brightness and determining exposure. The following three methods are available.

 

 

The sensor meters the brightness in 16 different zones.

 

Multi-segment

(default setting)

L

Even in backlit locations, this mode automatically

metering

 

 

determines what level of brightness is in which portion

 

 

and automatically adjusts exposure.

 

Center-weighted

Metering is weighted at the center of the sensor.

M

metering

The sensitivity increases at the center and no automatic

 

 

adjustment is performed even during backlit scenes.

 

 

The brightness is measured only within a limited area at

 

 

the center of the sensor.

N Spot metering

You can use this in combination with the AE Lock

 

 

function (p.82) when the subject is extremely small and a

 

 

correct exposure is difficult to obtain.

1 Press the Mbutton in Capture mode. The control panel appears.

2 Use the four-way controller (2345) to select [AE Metering], and press the 4button.

The [AE Metering] screen appears.

3 Use the four-way controller (45) to select a metering method, and press the 4button.

The camera returns to the control panel.

AE Metering Multi-segment

MENU Cancel

OK OK

•You can also change the setting from the [A Rec. Mode 1] menu.

•In [2. Link AE to AF Point] (p.68) of the [ACustom Setting 1] menu, you can link the exposure and AF point in the focusing area during multi-segment metering.