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Setting Shooting Menus—continued
Shooting Mode
— Exposure Compensation —
Exposure metering can be offset to allow manual compensation for
more creative control of your pictures. Twelve settings are available for
Exposure Compensation, from –2EV to +2EV in 1/3-EV steps.
• The Exposure Compensation indication ≠ is displayed on the Control panel and
both ≠ and the compensation value are shown on the Monitor when the
Exposure Compensation is set.
Check point
The flash output level is also adjusted when the Speedlight is used. To adjust
only the flash output level and leave the exposure metering as determined by
the camera, select Speedlight Opt. > Variable Power in the Shooting SET-UP
menu (p. 133).
— Exposure mode —
The Exposure mode can be selected by pressing the Multi selector
instead of using the MODE button and the Command dial. This option
cannot be selected if MODE is assigned to either the FUNC. 1 or
FUNC. 2 button in the Controls setting (p. 130) in the Shooting SET-UP
menu. See p. 65 for the characteristics of the Exposure modes and
details on using them.
FOCUS OPTIONS
You can use the Focus Options menu to select the AF Area Mode,
change the Auto-Focus Mode, select Focus Confirmation or change
the Distance Units.
AF Area Mode Setting AF Area mode selection
Auto-Focus Mode Sets the autofocus mode
Focus Confirmation Sets the focus confirmation selection
Distance Units Sets the units used for distance display
— AF Area Mode —
Focus using the five AF Areas on the Monitor.
• When Manual is
selected in AF Area
Mode, press the
Multi selector up,
down, left or right to
select the AF Area.
Auto
All five AF Areas ae used to focus the image. The camera will automatically select the
AF Area for the subject closest to the camera. This function minimizes the chance of
out-of-focus pictures. The automatically selected AF Area is identified by the indicator
that glows red on the Monitor when the Shutter release button is pressed lightly.
Manual
Focusing is targeted on one of five AF Areas selected on the Monitor. Press
≤/≥/</> on the Multi selector to select the desired AF Area.The selected AF
Area is indicated in red on the Monitor.This is useful in situations where the aim is to
focus precisely on a single AF Area with a relatively stable subject.
Off
Only the center AF Area is used for focusing. This is useful in Autofocus Lock/Auto
Exposure Lock operation (p. 80).
Note: AF Area selection
Auto and Manual settings can only be selected when the Monitor is turned on.
AF Area Mode is automatically set to Off when the Monitor is off or the Digital
zoom is activated.
Check point
Set the shutter speed in the S exposure mode or the aperture in the A exposure
mode by rotating the Command dial as described in “Setting the Exposure
mode” on p. 64. However, in  exposure mode, set M (A) to select the aperture
and M (S) to select the shutter speed by rotating the Command dial.
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