Digital Camera User Manual

Various Shooting Methods
108
See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 228).
Switching between Metering Modes
Evaluative
Appropriate for standard shooting conditions,
including backlit scenes. The camera divides
images into several zones for metering. It
evaluates complex lighting conditions, such as
the position of the subject, the brightness, the
direct light, and the backlighting, and adjusts the
settings to the correct exposure for the main
subject.
Center Weighted
Avg.
Averages the light metered from the entire frame,
but gives greater weight to the subject matter at
the center.
Spot
Meters the area within the spot AE point at the
center of the LCD monitor. Use this setting when
you want to set the exposure on the subject in
the center of the monitor.
1
Change the metering method.
1. Press the button.
2. Use the or button to select
and the or button to change
the option.
3. Press the button.
The metering method is fixed to [Evaluative] in the Long
Shutter mode (p. 109).