Gateway DC-M40 - Manual (Page 47)

A D V A N C E D
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SETTING UP THE SHOOTING FUNCTION
METERING
• This button can be used to obtain the right exposure.
1. Rotate the mode dial to the SHOT mode.
2. Press the MENU button and press the UP ( ) / DOWN
( ) button to select [EXPOSURE].
3. Press the RIGHT ( ) button to select the [EV] sub
menu.
4. Press the UP ( ) / DOWN ( ) button to select
[METERING] and press the RIGHT ( ) button to select
the [METERING] sub menu.
5. Select the desired setting by pressing the UP ( ) /
DOWN ( ) button. After selecting the desired set-
ting, press the OK button to confirm the setting. The
default is FULL.
6. Press the MENU button to cancel the menu display.
• METERING mode indicator
-FULL : Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the light
available in the whole image area.
-CENTER : Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the light
available in the image area. However, the calculation will be
biased towards the center of the image area.
-SPOT : Use this function when there is backlight or when photographing a
subject that has little contrast.
In backlighting conditions , adjust the light metering to suit the
subject matter.
STILL IMAGE mode