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Metering Mode
Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to determine the
exposure.
In shooting still images:
1 MENU t (REC Mode) t (Program Auto) t (Metering Mode)
t desired mode
In shooting movies:
1 Set the mode switch to (Movie) t MENU t (Metering Mode) t
desired mode.
• In Movie Mode, [Spot] cannot be selected.
• If you set Metering Mode to other than [Multi], the Face Detection function cannot be used.
• The metering mode is fixed to [Multi] in the following situations:
– In Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode
–In Easy Mode
– When the Smile Shutter function is activated
(Multi) Divides into multiple regions and measures each region. The
camera determines a well-balanced exposure (Multi-pattern
metering).
(Center) Measures the center of the image, and determines the exposure
based on the brightness of the subject there (Center-weighted
metering).
(Spot) Measures only a part of the subject
(Spot metering). This function is useful
when the subject is backlit or when
there is strong contrast between the
subject and the background.
Notes
Spot metering-cross
hairs
Positions on the subject