Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera User Manual


 
Advanced Shooting Functions
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Metering Methods
1 FUNC. Menu
*
(Evaluative) (Center-Weighted
Average) (Spot AE Point).
See Menus and Settings (p. 26)
* Default setting.
zUse the W or X button to adjust the exposure compensation
and press the FUNC. button.
Switching between Metering Modes
Shooting Mode
Evaluative
The camera divides images into several zones for light
metering. The camera evaluates complex lighting
conditions, such as the position of the subject, the
brightness, the background, the direct light, and the
backlighting, and adjusts the settings to the correct
exposure for the main subject.
Center-Weighted
Average
Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but
gives greater weight to the subject matter at the center.
Spot AE Point Meters the area within the spot AE point frame.
Center
Locks the spot metering frame to the center of the LCD
monitor (or viewfinder).
AF Point Moves the spot AE point to the AF frame.