Samsung PL80, PL81 manual Metering, Shooting

Shooting ( )

Metering

ACB

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	Metering
the available light in the
image area. However, the
calculation will be biased
towards the center of the

This function is to adjust the contrast automatically when taking photos in an environment with big exposure difference i.e. backlight or contrast. This function adjusts the brightness automatically and allows the subject to be photographed clearly.

ACB

BackMove

	image area. This is suitable	Back	Move
	for general use.
[Spot] (	) : Only the rectangular area in the center of the LCD

monitor will be metered for light. This is suitable when the subject in the center is exposed correctly, regard- less 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 center 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 center 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.

- [ACB] Sub menus: [Off], [On].

ÄWhen using the [Program] mode, the ACB function will operate.

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