Olympus IR-500 - Manual (Page 79)

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When the brightness of the subject and background differ (METERING) 5
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When the brightness of the subject and
background differ (METERING)
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Taking backlit pictures may result in darkened foreground objects and faces. Using SPOT
metering in such situations will ensure that the subject is clear regardless of the background light.
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Turn the mode dial to j,
k, i, n, o, or l.
AUTO: Meters the center of the screen and the area around it separately to obtain the
optimum exposure.
SPOT: Meters only the center of the screen to obtain the appropriate exposure for the
subject in the center.
Tip
“METERING” cannot be set in movie shooting mode.
OPEN
QUICK VIEW
OPEN
POWER
OK
Mode dial
9 button
abcd
buttons
p button
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