Olympus C-730 Ultra Zoom - Manual (Page 88)

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Chapter 5
Metering modes — Metering the subject brightness (Cont.)
4 Point the AF target mark where you
want to meter the exposure. Press the
button. The subject’s brightness
can be metered at up to 8 different
points.
● A metering bar appears on the monitor.
● Brightness meter readings are ignored
after the 9th reading.
● To cancel the locked multi-metering
exposure, hold down over 1
second to display . Press it
again and release it quickly.
5 Press the shutter button to take a
picture.
MEMO
Example : When metering 2 points (pressing twice)
The average values for the aperture and shutter speed as calculated by
metering 2 points. These values are recalculated every time another metering
point is added.
indicates the
average for the 2
metering points.
The average is
always shown at
the center of the
bar.
ᮢ indicates how much
the present exposure
you are meter ing is
different from the
average exposure value.
The present exposure
can be fixed by pressing
the shutter button
halfway down.
(The
present exposure is not
added to the average
value unless you press
.)
When
ࡗ moves more than ±3 far from the center of the bar
(the average reading), Éí appears in red.
The reading with pressed.
ࡗindicates the number of times you have
pressed the button.
ࡗ indicates the
difference between the metered and
average readings.
AEL