Spot metering mode – Olympus C-2/D-230 User Manual
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1
Open the lens barrier.
The camera turns on in the Record mode.
2
Press the
button.
The monitor shows the Camera menu.
3
Select [CAMERA] using the
/
buttons and press the
button.
4
Select [FOCUS] using the
/
buttons and press the
button.
5
Select [
] using the
/
buttons and press the
button.
The fixed focus setting is now completed.
Press the
button again to exit the menu.
6
Take a picture.
Note
The fixed focus is canceled after 1 picture is taken and the Focus mode returns
to AUTO (default setting).
SPOT METERING MODE
Your subject may appear dark when it is against a bright background. In this
case, change the metering setting to SPOT. The camera calculates the
exposure using only the lighting information at the center of the viewfinder
without it being affected by the background light.
Note
Metering settings
ESP (
):
The light in the center of the viewfinder and in the surrounding
area are measured separately to obtain the optimum exposure.
(No mark is displayed on the LCD monitor)
SPOT (
): Only the light in the center of the viewfinder is measured to obtain
the correct exposure for the subject.
1
Open the lens barrier.
The camera turns on in the Record mode.
2
Press the
button.
The monitor shows the Camera menu.
3
Select [CAMERA] using the
/
buttons and press the
button.
4
Select [
] using the
/
buttons and press the
button.
5
Select [
SPOT] using the
/
buttons and press the
button.
The spot metering setting is now completed.
Press the
button again to exit the menu.
6
Position the AF target mark over the subject in the viewfinder, and take
a picture.
Note
The metering mode returns to ESP (default setting) when the clear settings value
is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed. See “Clear settings” (
p.27).
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