Using the REC Menu (Cont’d)

Changing Auto-Exposure (AE) Modes

-Your camera uses center-weighted metering as the default, but it can be changed to spot metering.

-Spot metering is used to ensure matching the exposure to a targeted part of your subject.

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1. Select “AE” and press ￿.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Center-weighted metering

2.Use ￿ or ￿ to select “SPOT”, then press either ￿ or the MENU/SET button. When the setting is completed, you will return to screen 1.

•If you press ￿, the selection is invalidated and you will return to screen 1.

In this mode the camera sets the exposure according to the metering for the central part of the whole frame. It is ideal for taking photos where the brightness of the subject in the center of the frame is desired.

Spot metering

In spot metering the camera measures the light of just the subject in the center of the frame, and sets the exposure to it. This mode is ideal when the background of the picture is brighter than the subject, or there is a great deal of contrast between the two, as the camera allows you to take the photo with the exposure set to the brightness of your desired subject.

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