Changing The Metering Method - Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II User Manual

Changing the Metering Method

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting
conditions as follows.
Press the [
z
menu, and choose the desired option
( = 29).
The option you configured is now
z
displayed.
For typical shooting conditions, including backlit
Evaluative
shots. Automatically adjusts exposure to match the
metering
shooting conditions.
Metering restricted to within the [
Spot
Point frame). You can also link the Spot AE Point
metering
frame to the AF frame ( = 79).
Center- Determines the average brightness of light across
weighted the entire image area, calculated by treating
average brightness in the central area as more important.
Linking the Spot AE Point Frame to the AF Frame
Still Images Movies
] button, choose [ ] in the
] (Spot AE
Still Images
1
Set the metering method to [
Follow the steps in "Changing the
z
Metering Method" ( = 79) to choose
[ ].
2
Configure the setting.
Press the [ ] button, choose [Spot
z
AE Point] on the [ 6] tab, and then
choose [AF Point] ( = 30).
The Spot AE Point frame will now be
z
linked to the movement of the AF frame
( = 90).
Not available when [AF method] is set to [ +Tracking] ( = 91).
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