Setting The Light Metering Mode To Determine The Exposure - Pentax Optio A40 Operating Manual

Setting the Light Metering Mode to Determine the
Exposure
You can select which part of the screen to use to measure the brightness
and determine the exposure.
AE Metering Modes
Multi-segment
L
Center-weighted The exposure is determined mainly by the center of the screen.
M
Spot
N
1
Press the MENU button in Capture mode.
The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23)
to select [AE Metering].
3
Press the four-way controller (5).
The pull-down menu appears.
4
Use the four-way controller (23)
to change the AE metering mode.
5
Press the shutter release button
halfway.
The camera is ready for taking pictures.
In Shutter Priority mode and Manual mode, Multi-segment cannot
be selected.
Shutter release
button
Four-way
controller
MENU button
The exposure is determined by the entire screen.
The exposure is determined by the small area in the center of
the screen only.
Saving the AE Metering Mode 1p.122
Rec. Mode
Recorded Pixels
MENU
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
Exit
MENU
Rec. Mode
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
MENU Exit
Rec. Mode
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
Cancel
MENU
12
M
AWB
AUTO 800
4
12
M
AWB
AUTO 800
12
M
AWB
Auto
OK
OK
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