Pentax Optio W20 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Taking Pictures
R C Y B C 4
You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to
determine the exposure.
AE metering
1 Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (
23
) to select [AE Metering].
3 Press the four-way controller (5).
A pull-down menu appears.
4
Use the four-way controller (
23
)
to select the AE Metering setting.
5
Press the
4
button.
The AE Metering setting is saved.
6
Press the
3
button.
The camera returns to capture status with the current setting.
Setting the AE Metering
L
Multi-segment
metering
The camera divides the image into 16 areas, meters the
brightness and determines the exposure.
M
Center-
weighted
metering
The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the
picture with the center of the image having more influence on
the exposure.
N
Spot AE
metering
The camera determines the exposure by metering the
brightness only at the center of the image.
2, 3, 4
1, 6
MENU
Rec.Mode
MENU
Exit
Exit
Exit
1/3
7
M
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AE Metering
Sensitivity
AWB
ISO
AUTO
5
L
N
M
MENU
1/3
7
M
AWB
ISO
AUTO
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
Sensitivity
OK
OK
OK
OK
Rec.Mode
Cancel
Cancel
Cancel
AE Metering