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Adjusting the Size, Quality Level, Brightness, and Color Tone
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Taking Pictures
You can choose which area of the image to measure for determining the
exposure (brightness).
AE Metering
1 Press the 3 button.
The [Menu] appears.
2 Touch [Rec. Mode 1].
The Rec. Mode 1 screen appears.
3 Touch [AE Metering].
The AE Metering appears.
4 Touch the desired AE metering
method.
The setting is saved and the screen returns to
the previous screen.
5 Press the 3 button twice.
• The camera returns to Capture mode.
• Press the Q button to return to Playback mode.
Memo
• When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the camera meters the
brightness and determines the exposure.
• When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use spot AE
metering, aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter release button
halfway to lock the exposure, then compose your picture again and press
the shutter release button fully.
• When the shooting mode is set to C (Movie), the AE metering is fixed at
Center-weighted metering and cannot be changed.
Selecting the AE Metering
L
Multi-segment
metering
The camera takes a detailed reading of the overall brightness of
the picture and determines the correct exposure. The camera
can obtain a relatively correct exposure even for complex
subjects with both dark and light areas.
M
Center-weighted
metering
The camera takes a uniform reading of the overall brightness of
the picture with the metering focused at the center of the image.
You can take pictures with the correct exposure for subjects at
the center of the picture even if the surrounding background is
lighter or darker than the subject.
N
Spot AE
metering
The camera determines the exposure by metering only the
objects in the center spot. Use this to obtain correct exposure on
a small part of the image.
AE Metering