User manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Manuals
- Table of Contents
- Feature Index
- Parts of the Camera
- Package Contents
- Before You Begin
- 1 Getting Ready
- 2 Taking and Viewing Photographs
- 3 Shooting and Viewing Movies
- 4 Customizing the Camera
- 5 Using Field Sensor Data
- 6 Connecting the Camera to External Devices
- 7 Technical Notes
- 8 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- 9 Index
4-5 Customizing Camera Functions
V AE Lock Exposure Metering (AEL Metering)
Choose the metering method used to meter exposure when exposure is locked
using the AEL/AFL button. This allows you to use metering method when exposure
is locked by pressing the shutter button halfway and another when exposure is
locked by pressing the AEL/AFL button.
• This item is for still photography. For more information on AE lock, see page 188.
Auto
Exposure is metered using the method selected for [Metering]
(P. 536).
B (center-weighted
averaging)
The camera sets exposure based on the average light level for the
entire frame while assigning the greatest weight to the area in the
center.
C (spot metering)
The camera meters a small portion (approximately 2%) of the frame.
D (spot highlight
metering)
Brightens the spot metering area, brightening highlights.
E (spot shadow
metering)
Darkens the spot metering area, darkening highlights.
V tab
[AEL Metering] Choose an option
V Metering the Focus Target (N Spot Metering)
Choose whether the camera meters the current AF target when [C] is selected for
[Metering]. Settings can be adjusted separately for spot, spot highlight, and spot
shadow metering.
• This item is for still photography.
• [I Face Priority] turns off automatically.
• The selected option takes effect when M (single target) or o (small target) is selected
as the AF-target mode (P. 120).
• The camera zooms in on the selected AF target during focus zoom (P. 136).
V tab
[N Spot Metering] Choose an option
• Highlight the desired metering method and press the OK button. Selected methods are
marked with a v.
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