Fn button

Metering

If you cannot obtain suitable exposure conditions, you can change the metering method to take brighter pictures.

[Multi] (

)

: Exposure will be

 

 

 

calculated based on an

 

 

 

average of the available

 

 

 

light in the image area.

 

 

 

However, the calculation

METERING

 

 

will be biased towards

Multi

 

 

the centre of the image

 

 

 

area. This is suitable for general use.

 

[Spot] (

)

: Only the rectangular area in the centre of the

 

 

LCD monitor will be metered for light. This is

 

 

suitable when the subject in the centre is

 

 

exposed correctly, regardless of the back lighting.

[Center Weighted] (

): Exposure will be calculated based on an average of

 

 

the available light in the image area. However, the

 

 

calculation will be biased towards the centre of the

 

 

image area. This is suitable for taking a picture of

 

 

small object like a flower or insects.

 

ÄIf the subject is not the centre of the focus area, do not use the spot metering as this may result in an exposure error. In this circumstance, it is better to use exposure compensation.

Drive mode

You can select continuous shot, and AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing).

[Single] (

)

: Take one picture

 

 

 

only.

 

[Continuous] (

) : Images will be taken

 

 

 

continuously until the

 

 

 

shutter button is

DRIVE

[Motion Capture] (

released.

Single

) : This takes 5 shots per

 

 

 

second, when the shutter is pressed and held

 

 

down. The maximum number of shots is 30 and

 

 

the image size is fixed as VGA.

 

[AEB] (

)

: Take three pictures in a series in different

 

 

exposures: short exposure (-1/3EV), stan-

 

 

dard exposure (0.0EV), and over exposure

 

 

(+1/3EV).

 

High resolution and picture quality increases file saving time, which increases stand-by time.

If the [Continuous], [Motion Capture] or [AEB] sub menu is selected, the flash will be off automatically.

If less than 3 pictures are available in the memory, the AEB shooting is not available.

It is best to use a tripod for the AEB shooting as the time to save each image file is longer and blurring caused by camera shake may occur.

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