Ricoh GR Digital II manual Changing the Exposure Metering Modes Exposure Metering

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Various Shooting Functions

Changing the Exposure Metering Modes (Exposure Metering)

You can change the exposure metering modes (the range to use for metering) used to determine the exposure value.

There are three exposure metering modes.

Exposure Metering Modes

Symbol	Mode	Description
No symbol	Multi	The entire shooting range is divided into 256 partitions, and each is
		metered to determine the overall exposure value.
	Center	The entire image is metered, with emphasis on the center, to
		determine the exposure value.
		Use this when the brightness of the center and surroundings are different.
	Spot	Only the center of the image is metered to determine the exposure value.
		Use this setting when you want to use the brightness at the center.
		This is useful if there is a marked difference in contrast or backlighting.

1Turn the mode dial to 5/P/A/M/SCENE.

2Press the MENU/OK button.

•The shooting menu is displayed.

3Press the " button to select [Exposure Metering] and press the $ button.

4Press the !" buttons to select the desired setting.

5Press the MENU/OK button, or press the # button and then the MENU/OK button.

•If you select the setting [Center] or [Spot], the symbol appears on the screen.

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