Olympus IS-50 QD - Manual (Page 11)

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SPOT METERING [ ]
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While keeping the exposure
compensation button
1 pressed, use the
shift lever 2 to select the exposure
compensation value. The exposure
compensation value is displayed on the
LCD panel only when the exposure
compensation button is pressed.
When the shutter release button is
pressed halfway,
lights in the
viewfinder.
ț In the Exposure Compensation mode, the flash strength will also be
corrected.
ț When color negative film is used, pictures will be corrected when they are
printed, which makes it difficult to see the effect of exposure compensation.
To cancel the Exposure Compensation mode,
set the exposure compensation value back to ±.
This mode accurately measures a small area such as a person’s face to enable
you to shoot a picture with the brightness precisely adjusted to the subject.
ț When the flash is flipped up or the Night Scene mode is engaged, the camera
will not perform spot metering.
ț When the shutter releases, the Spot Metering mode is canceled.
ț To cancel the mode without taking a shot, press the SPOT button again.
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2
Position the spot frame on the area
where you want to measure the light.
When there is an extreme difference in
the brightness of the subject and
background, use of the Spot Metering
mode is recommended (in backlighting,
for example).
Press the SPOT button. The mark,
aperture setting and shutter speed will be
displayed on the LCD panel. The
exposure determined by light metering
will be locked.
Press the shutter release button
all the way.
Spot frame