Selecting The Metering Area - Olympus Camedia D-580ZOOM Quick Start Manual

Selecting the metering area

In a backlight situation, your subject may appear dark if the picture is taken
with the normal metering value (Digital ESP metering). In this case, by
changing the metering area to the center of the viewfinder screen (Spot
metering), a subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the
background light.
ESP (Digital ESP)
(Spot metering) : Meters only the center of the viewfinder to obtain
1
In the shooting mode top menu,
select MODE MENU → CAMERA →
ESP/ , and press
"How to use the menus" (P.33)
2
Press
press .
• Press again to exit the menu.
3
Take the picture.
TIPS
• The camera returns to ESP (factory default setting) when the lens
Note
barrier is closed.
"ALL RESET - Saving the camera's settings" (P.105)
: Meters the center of the viewfinder and the area
around it separately to obtain the optimum
exposure.
the appropriate exposure for the subject.
.
to select , and
OK button
Arrow pad
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