Olympus E-400 - Manual (Page 67)

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Metering mode
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Changing the metering system
Shooting functions
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e Digital ESP metering
The camera measures the light levels and calculates the light level differences in 49
separate areas of the image. This precision ensures accurate metering even when
there is a lot of contrast between the center of the screen and the area around it,
such as when shooting backlit subjects or shooting under very bright light. This
mode is recommended for general use. Setting the AF synchronized function to
[ESP+AF] operates the metering area with the frame in focused in AF as the
center.
4 Center weighted averaging metering
This metering mode provides the average metering
between the subject and the background lighting,
placing more weight on the subject at the center.
Use this mode when you do not want the light level
of the background to affect the exposure value.
n Spot metering
The camera meters a very small area around the
center of the subject, defined by the spot metering
area mark in the viewfinder. Use this mode when
there is very strong backlight.
nHI Spot metering - highlight control
When the overall background is bright, white areas
of the image will come out gray if you use the
camera’s automatic exposure. Using this mode
enables the camera to shift to over-exposure,
allowing accurate white reproduction.
Metering area is the same as spot metering.
nSH Spot metering - shadow control
When the overall background is dark, black areas of the image will come out gray if
you use the camera’s automatic exposure. Using this mode enables the camera to
shift to under-exposure, allowing accurate black reproduction.
Metering area is the same as spot metering.
Metering area
Metering area