Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

GMetering

Choose how the camera meters exposure. Set the metering method.

GMatrix (default setting)

Camera sets exposure for entire frame. Recommended in most situations.

qCenter-weighted

Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest weight to subject in center of frame. Classic meter for portraits; preserves background details while letting lighting

conditions at center of frame determine exposure. Can be used with focus lock (A29) to meter off-center subjects.

rSpot

Camera meters area shown by circle in center of frame. Ensures that subject in metering target is correctly exposed even if background is much lighter or darker.

Subject must be in the metering area before shooting. Can be used with focus lock (A29) to meter off-center subjects.

sSpot AF area

Camera meters selected focus area. Available only when a setting other than Center is selected for AF area mode (A144).

BNote on Metering

At magnifications of 1.2× to 1.8×, Metering is set to Center-weighted, and at magnifications of 2.0× to 4.0×, to Spot. When digital zoom is in effect, the metered area is not shown in the monitor.

DMetering Area

The active metering area is displayed in the monitor when Center-weightedor Spot for Metering is selected.

Spot

Center-weighted

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