Pentax T30 Touch, twice, AE Metering, want to set, Press the 3button, The [Menu] appears, Touch [Rec. Mode 1], Touch [AE Metering], the previous screen

Adjusting the Size, Quality Level, Brightness, and Color Tone

Selecting the AE Metering

You can choose which area of the image to measure for determining the exposure (brightness).

AE Metering

	Multi-segment		The camera takes a detailed reading of the overall brightness of
L			the picture and determines the correct exposure. The camera
	metering		can obtain a relatively correct exposure even for complex
			subjects with both dark and light areas.
			The camera takes a uniform reading of the overall brightness of
M	Center-weighted		the picture with the metering concentrated at the center of the
	metering		image. You can take pictures with the correct exposure for
			subjects at the center of the picture even if the surrounding
			background is lighter or darker than the subject.
	Spot AE		The camera determines the exposure by metering only the
N			objects in the center spot. Use this to obtain correct exposure on
	metering
			a small part of the image.
1	Press the 3button.
2	The [Menu] appears.
	Touch [Rec. Mode 1].
3	The Rec. Mode 1 screen appears.
	Touch [AE Metering].
				AE Metering
4	The AE Metering screen appears.
	Touch the AE metering method you
	want to set.
	The setting is saved and the screen returns to
5	the previous screen.
	Touch	twice.

• The camera returns to Capture mode.

• Press the Q button to return to Playback mode.

Memo

•When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the camera meters the brightness and determines the exposure.

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

•When the shooting mode is set to C (Movie), the AE metering is fixed at Multi-segment metering and cannot be changed.

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