Nortel Networks P5100 user manual Metering, Choose how the camera meters exposure, Digital Zoom

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus

GMetering

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 (A27) 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. Can be used with focus lock (A27) to meter off-center subjects.

sSpot AF area

Camera meters selected focus area (A105). Available only when a setting other than [Center] is selected for [AF area mode].

BDigital Zoom

•When digital zoom is in effect, [AF area mode] is set to [Center] (A105).

•At magnifications of 1.2× to 1.8×, [Metering] is set to [Center-weighted], and at magnifications of 2.0× to 4.0×, [Metering] is set to [Spot].

DMetering Area

The active metering area is displayed in the monitor when [Center-weighted] or [Spot] is selected.

Spot

F 1/125 F4.3 17

Center-weighted

100