Owner's Manual

Metering
Metering determines how the camera sets exposure. The
following options are available:
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Spot metering
area
3
Description
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H 'Recommended in most situations. Ca~era me.ter~ a ~ide area
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of the frame and sets exposure according to distribution of
co or . b' hid' d .. f I
. II: rig tness, co or, Istance, an composition or natura
matrix :
results.
Camera meters entire frame
but assigns ----------
greatest weight to area in center of
frame (defaults to 12-mm circle in
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center
of viewfinder; if CPU lens is
enter- .
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ht d! attached, area can be selected uSing
welg e
i C S' be· h d
: ustom
ettlng 5, enter-welg te
iarea, pg. 294
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). Classic meter for Center weight area 3
,portraits. 2
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Camera meters circle 4 mm in diameter
(approximately 1.5% of frame). Circle is
i centered on current focus point,
,
1making it possible to meter off-center
GJ !subjects (if non-CPU lens is used or if
Spot !Auto-area AF is in effect (pg. 74),
camera will
meter center focus point).
Ensures
that subject will be correctly
exposed, even
when background is
much brighter or darker. 2
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1When non-CPO lens--(pg:--372) isatt~iched, average for entire-fram-e-wiTfbe-----
used if Average is selected for Custom Setting b5; otherwise, center-
weighted metering for non-CPU
lenses will use 12-mm circle in center of
viewfinder, regardless of setting selected for Non-CPU lens data.
2
For improved precision with non-CPU lenses, specify lens focal length and
maximum aperture
in Non-CPU lens data menu (pg. 211).
3 Metered area is not actually displayed in viewfinder.
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