Reference Manual

440 Technical Notes
Exposure
Metering system TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering mode • Matrix metering
• Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given
to 12mm circle in center of frame; weighting
can instead be based on average of entire
frame
• Spot metering: Meters 4mm circle (about 1.5%
of frame) centered on selected focus point
• Highlight-weighted metering
Range (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens,
20 °C/68 °F)
• Z7: –3 – +17 EV
• Z6: –4 – +17 EV
Mode Auto (b); programmed auto with flexible
program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-
priority auto (A); manual (M); user settings (U1,
U2, U3)
Exposure compensation –5 – +5 EV in increments of
1
/ 3 or
1
/ 2 EV available
in modes P, S, A, and M
Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value
ISO sensitivity
(Recommended Exposure
Index)
• Z7: ISO 64 – 25600 in steps of
1
/ 3 or
1
/ 2 EV. Can
also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO
32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3,
0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent)
above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control
available
• Z6: ISO 100 – 51200 in steps of
1
/ 3 or
1
/ 2 EV. Can
also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO
50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3,
0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent)
above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control
available
Active D-Lighting Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High,
Normal, Low, or Off
Multiple exposure Add, average, lighten, darken
Other options HDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker
reduction