Kodak DCS500 manual Exposure Control

VIEWFINDER

Viewfinder

Information:

Depth of Field Preview:

1) Within viewing area:

Five focusing points, fine spot metering area mark (with Ec-CII)

2) Below viewing area:

Shutter speed, aperture value, ✳(AE lock, blinks at 2 Hz during AEB operation), M (manual), + (flash charge completion indicator), + - (lights when exposure compensation or flash exposure compensation is set),

●(in-focus indicator, blinks at 8 Hz when AF is impossible)

3)To the right of viewing area:

Exposure level scale (±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments), exposure level indicator (1) AE mode, exposure compensation amount, (2) AE lock, real-time meter deviation value, (3) manual exposure level, (4) AEB step amount, (5) background exposure when using flash).

Possible, by operation of Depth-of-field Preview button.

EXPOSURE CONTROL

Light Metering:

TTL full-aperture metering using a 12-zone SPC (silicon photocell). Five metering modes available:

1)Evaluative metering.

2)Partial metering covers approximately 23% (DCS 520) and 15% (DCS 560) of the central picture area

3)Fine spot metering covers approximately 6% (DCS

520)and 4% (DCS 560) of the central picture area. In continuous exposure mode, first frame metered in real time, second and successive frames shot at same settings (AE lock).

4)Spot metering covers approximately 9% (DCS 520) and 6% (DCS 560) of the picture area at each AF frame position.

5)Center-weighted average metering.

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