3 TakingPictures

Setting the AE Metering

You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to determine the exposure.

 

L

Multi-segment

The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the

 

metering

brightness and determines the exposure.

 

 

 

Center-

The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the

 

M

weighted

picture with the center of the image having more influence

 

 

 

metering

on the exposure.

 

N

Spot AE

The camera determines the exposure by metering the

 

metering

brightness only at the center of the image.

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Press the 3button in Amode.

 

 

The [ARec. Mode] menu appears.

2 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [AE Metering]. 3 Press the four-way controller (5).

A pull-down menu appears.

4 Use the four-way controller (23) to select a metering method.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rec. Mode

1/4

 

 

 

 

 

Image Tone

Bright

 

 

Recorded Pixels

14M

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AF Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE Metering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU Cancel

 

 

 

OK OK

5 Press the 4button.

The setting is saved.

6 Press the 3button.

The camera returns to capture mode.

• When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the brightness is metered and the exposure is determined.

•When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use Spot AE metering, aim the camera at the subject and press and hold the shutter release button halfway to lock the exposure, then compose your picture again and press the shutter release button fully.

•Depending on the selected shooting mode, the [AE Metering] setting may not be changed. Refer to “Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.284) for details.

Saving the AE Metering setting 1p.158

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