User Guide
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3.4 Measuring Light – Exposure Metering
1. Press button [A] to adjust the exposure metering mode. There are
three different exposure metering mode options that are displayed
sequentially when either the front or rear dial is turned. Select an
appropriate exposure mode. Your chosen exposure metering mode is
displayed as an icon on the camera’s LCD screen.
2. Press the SET button [B] or exposure metering mode button [A] to
enter the setting.
Exposure Warnings
Users are warned when shooting subjects that are too bright or too
dark with an inappropriate exposure setting. At such times, when the
correct exposure cannot be obtained, users will be alerted by the
numeric exposure display that will ash on the external LCD or on the
display inside the viewnder.
Warnings that the exposure is outside the metering range
• Program AE (P)
The shutter speed and f-number blink.
• Aperture priority AE (Av)
The shutter speed blinks.
• Shutter priority AE (Tv)
The f-number blinks.
• Manual mode (M)
The exposure metering value difference is displayed.
Average/spot auto
exposure metering
Exposure metering is performed after automatically
selecting average/spot exposure metering.• Depending
on the subject conditions, center-weighted average/spot
exposure metering is selected automatically, and the
correct exposure is measured.
• Spot exposure metering is automatically selected when
the brightness of the spot exposure metering range
becomes darker than the brightness of the entire screen.
• If there is very little difference between the spot exposure
metering value and center-weighted average exposure
metering value, the correct exposure level is obtained as
the intermediate value.
Center-weighted
average/spot
exposure metering
The average brightness of the entire screen is measured,
emphasizing the center of the screen.
Center spot exposure
metering
The brightness of an area equivalent to 7.6% at screen
center is measured, and the exposure is determined. The
circle at screen center serves as a general guideline. This
mode is suited to measuring subjects with strong contrasts
or measuring only screen portions.
Viewer display
P
Av
Tv
M
X
CF
C1
C2
C3
P
Av
Tv
M
X
CF
C1
C2
C3
A
B