Olympus C-4000 Zoom - Manual (Page 83)

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Chapter 5
Advanced shooting
Metering modes — Metering the
subject brightness
There are 3 metering methods: Digital ESP metering, spot metering and
multi-metering.
Digital ESP metering: Meters the center of the frame and the area around it
separately to determine the optimal exposure.
Spot metering: See below.
Multi-metering: See P. 83.
Mode dial
setting
1 Press the button repeatedly until
(spot metering) or (spot
metering+macro mode) appears.
● The monitor turns on automatically.
● The indications change as follows (if all
modes are available):
● If
is not pressed within 2 seconds
after the selection screen is displayed, the
selection screen disappears.
2 Take a picture.
Factory default setting: Digital ESP
OFF
(Digital ESP)
~
“Macro mode” (P. 89)
When selecting
HQ
2288x1712
Spot metering
button
Exposure is determined by metering within the AF target mark. In this mode,
a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background
light. In the working range of the macro mode, spot metering is also available
(spot metering+macro mode).
Spot metering — Selecting the metering area