METERING INDEX

The table below summarizes the meaning of the metering index.

MODE

CAMERA STATUS

 

 

 

Exposure compensation is set in

P

any of the metering methods.

/

 

A

 

/

 

 

S

 

-

 

Subject Program

AE Lock is activated in any of the

Modes

 

metering methods.

 

 

MMode

The arrow pointer blinks if the value is –3.0 EV OR +3.0 EV.

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DISPLAY

POINTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 0 position represents the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposure calculated by the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exposure

camera. The pointer is on the

exposure-compensation value.

compensation is –1 EV

 

of normal exposure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 0 position represents the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposure locked-in by the AE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button.

The spot-meter area is

The pointer represents the

+1.5 EV of the locked

value of the spot-meter area

exposure.

when compared to the locked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 0 position represents the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposure calculated by the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera. The pointer represents

The manual exposure is

the exposure provided by the

–1.5 EV of the camera's

manual camera settings.

calculated exposure.

 

 

 

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Minolta 800si instruction manual Metering Index, Mode Camera Status, Display Pointer