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EXPOSURE – Spot Metering
1. Place the spot-metering area
2. Press and hold the spot/AE
3. Recompose the scene as
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Use only the center metering
segment to lock the exposure
settings without locking the focus.
The exposure remains locked until
the spot/AE lock button is released.
• Pressing the spot/AE lock button sets
the flash to slow sync mode (p66).
on the subject whose
exposure you want to lock.
lock button.
•
and the locked exposure will be
displayed in the viewfinder.
desired, then press the
shutter-release button all the
way down to take the picture.
• The exposure is held until the spot/AE lock
button is released.
EXPOSURE – Exposure Compensation
The metering system in this
camera averages the readings
from each active metering
segment to determine an
exposure that will achieve an
average middle grey tone on the
film.
Bright scenes such as snow or beach
scenes are often underexposed. Dark
scenes are often overexposed. Exposure
compensation lets you adjust the metered
Metered Exposure
exposure +/– 3 stops in 1/2 stop
increments.
This effect is most visible when slide film is being used.
Press the exposure-
compensation button and turn
the control dial until the desired
compensation value appears in
the data panel.
Compensated Exposure
• Exposure compensation remains until it is
reset or cancelled.
• To cancel exposure-compensation, repeat
the above procedure and select 0.0 or
press the program-reset button.
• Exposure compensation is not available in
M-mode.
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