Choosing How The Camera Measures Brightness (Metering); Locking The Exposure (Ae Lock) - Olympus EZ-M1240 Instruction Manual

Choosing how the camera measures brightness ( Metering)
You can choose how the camera meters subject brightness.
Press the AF m button.
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Rotate the front dial to select a value.
Digital ESP
p
metering
Center weighted
H
averaging metering
Spot metering
I
Spot metering
IHI
(highlight)
Spot metering
ISH
(shadow)
• The spot metering position can be set at the selected AF target (P. 118).
Locking the exposure ( AE Lock)
You can lock the exposure by pressing the AEL/AFL button. Use this when you want
to adjust the focus and exposure separately or when you want to shoot several images
at the same exposure.
• If you press the AEL/AFL button once, the exposure is locked and u is displayed.
g "AEL/AFL" (P. 123)
• Press the AEL/AFL button once again to release the AE Lock.
• The lock will be released if you operate the mode dial, MENU button, or Q button.
Meters exposure in 324 areas of the frame and optimizes
exposure for the current scene or portrait subject (if an
option other than [OFF] is selected for [I Face Priority]).
This mode is recommended for general use.
Provides the average metering between the
subject and the background lighting, placing
more weight on the subject at the center.
Meters 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.
Increases spot metering exposure. Ensures bright subjects
appear bright.
Lowers spot metering exposure. Ensures dark subjects
appear dark.
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% HI HI SH SH
ESP
S-AF S-AF
Single AF
P
S-AF S-AF
AUTO AUTO MF MF S-AF S-AF C-AF C-AF
C-AF C-AF PreMF PreMF
MF TR
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EN 45