Instruction manual

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Exposure control
For more control in specific
lighting conditions, centre-
weighted, partial and spot
metering options are available.
The position of the spot meter
can be linked to the active
focus point, and multi-spot
readings are also available.
Subject recognition
The EOS-1D X’s 100,000-pixel RGB Metering
Sensor, powered by a dedicated DIGIC 4
processor, analyses each scene, looking for
colour and the presence of faces. If a
prominent colour is found, exposure
readings are altered to prevent over or under
exposure. When a face is detected in the
frame, exposure metering is biased towards
this area, minimising errors and improving
the reproduction of skin tones.
Subject recognition data is also used to
improve the accuracy of auto white
balance (AWB) and Auto Lighting
Optimizer (ALO) technology.
Every time you compose a photograph with the
EOS-1D X, the camera’s sensors analyse the scene
too. A 100,000-pixel RGB Metering Sensor is divided
up into 252 metering zones for high precision
measurement of the scene. Colour and brightness
information is mixed with data from the autofocus
system. The result? Perfect ambient light or flash
exposures every time.
EOS Scene
Detection System
PS Auto
AE
ALO
AWB
AF
Colour saturation
Brightness Colour tone
PS : Picture Style
AWB : Auto White Balance
ALO : Auto Lighting Optimizer
AF : Auto Focus
AE : Auto Exposure
Contrast
DistanceMovement
Face