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1 | Display the live control (P. 20) and select |
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| Center weighted | This metering mode provides the average |
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H | averaging | background lighting, placing more weight on |
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| metering | the subject at the center. |
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| Choose this option to meter a small area |
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I | Spot metering | pointed at the object you wish to meter. |
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| the brightness at the metered point. |
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| IHI | Spot metering - | Increases spot metering exposure. Ensures bright | ||
| highlight control | subjects appear bright. | |||
| ISH | Spot metering - | Lowers spot metering exposure. Ensures dark subjects | ||
| shadow control | appear dark. | |||
•Normally, the camera will start metering when the shutter button is pressed halfway and lock exposure while the shutter button is held in this position.
Exposure lock (AE lock)| If AEL/AFL is assigned to the <or R(movie) button, |
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| the button in question can be used to lock exposure at |
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| the metered value (AE lock). Use when you want to set |
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Pressing the <or R(movie) button locks exposure at the value metered for the current subject. While the button is pressed, exposure will remain locked, and photographs can be taken by pressing the shutter button.
• To end AE lock, release the <or R(movie) button.2
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