Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

GMetering

Set to A(Auto) Md(Shooting menu) MGMetering

The process of measuring the brightness of the subject to determine the exposure is known as Metering.

Choose how the camera meters exposure.

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 (A105) to meter off-center subjects.

Menus Setup and Playback Shooting,

BNote on Metering

When using digital zoom, Metering is set to Center-weighted, and the metered area is not displayed in the monitor.

DMetering Area

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

Active metering area

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