Olympus PEN E-PL8 - Manual (Page 50)

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Shooting
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Changing the brightness of highlights and shadows
Press the F button (
F) and press the INFO button to
display the Highlight & Shadow Control menu. Use
HI to
choose a tone level. Choose “low” to darken shadows or
“high” to brighten highlights. I S O
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compensation
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Choosing how the camera measures brightness (metering)
Choose how the camera meters subject brightness.
1 Press the z button to display
the live control, and select the
metering item using
FG.
P
ESP
HI HI SH SH
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ISO
AUTO
ISO ISO ISO
AUTO AUTO AUTO
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S-AF S-AF
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Metering
2 Select an option with
HI and press the z button.
p
Digital ESP
metering
The camera meters exposure in 324 areas of the frame and
optimizes exposure for the current scene or (if an option other
than [OFF] is selected for [
I Face Priority]) portrait subject.
This mode is recommended for general use.
H
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.
I Spot metering
Choose this option to meter a small area
(about 2% of the frame) with the camera
pointed at the object you wish to meter.
Exposure will be adjusted according to the
brightness at the metered point.
IHI
Spot metering -
highlight Increases spot metering exposure. Ensures bright subjects
appear bright.
ISH
Spot metering -
shadow Lowers spot metering exposure. Ensures dark subjects appear
dark.
3 Press the shutter button halfway.
• Normally, the camera will start metering when the shutter button is pressed halfway
and lock exposure while the shutter button is held in this position.