Olympus C-2040ZOOM - Manual (Page 101)

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Taking picture with pre-fixed exposure
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Custom Photography
Measuring the average brightness (Multi-
metering)
Multi-metering measures the subject brightness at up to 8 points and then
determines the photography settings based on the average of those values.
Change the "AE LOCK" setting to "MULTI" beforehand. (P.98)
Compose the shot with the
exposure settings you
want to use and press the
[OK] button.
● The monitor switches on and a
light-metering bar appears indi-
cating that the camera is in
multi-metering mode. (P.102)
● You can repeat this step to
take up to 8 measurements.
Any further measurements are
not accepted.
● The exposure is calculated as
the average of the measured
values.
To cancel multi-metering:
Press on the Arrow pad. All
the measurements are discarded.
To ensure that the stored
multi-metering exposure set-
tings are retained after you
take the shot (AE Memory):
Press . " " is displayed.
Position the AF target
mark over the object on
which you want to focus
and press the shutter but-
ton down halfway.
● The green lamp lights.
● Focusing and white balancing
are locked.
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Lock the expo-
sure differential
you want to use.
Compose the
shot you want
to take.
Monitor
Light-metering
bar (P.102)