3If needed, repeat steps 1 and 2 until you get the desired Manual White Balance setting.

4When you are satisfied with the Manual setting you have made, press the OK button to exit the Manual White Balance screen and return to the Capture menu.

AE metering

If you press OK when the AE Metering option is highlighted in the Capture menu, the AE Metering sub-menu displays. This sub-menu allows you to specify which region of the scene the camera will use to measure and calculate the exposure.

The following table describes the AE

Metering settings. The default setting is Center-Weighted. The AE Metering setting resets to Center-Weightedwhen you turn the camera off.

Icon

Setting

Description

 

Average

The camera uses the entire scene

 

 

region to measure and calculate

 

 

exposure.

 

 

 

None

Center-Weighted

The camera uses the center half of

 

 

the scene region to measure and

 

 

calculate exposure.

 

 

 

 

Spot

The camera uses a small area in

 

 

the center of the scene region to

 

 

measure and calculate exposure.

 

 

 

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