Switching Between Light Metering Modes - Canon PowerShot G6 User Manual

00 Switching between Light Metering
Modes
Evaluative Metering is the default light metering mode. This can be
switched to another metering mode.
The camera divides images into several zones
for light metering. The camera evaluates the
complex lighting conditions, such as the position
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Evaluative Light
of the subject, the brightness, the background,
Metering
the direct light, and the backlighting, and adjusts
the settings to the correct exposure for the main
sUbject.
This mode is particularly well-suited for backlit
conditions and general photography.
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Center-Weighted
Averages the exposure from the entire image,
Averaging
but places more weight on the subject at the
center.
Spot AE Point
Meters the area within the spot AE point frame.
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Center
Locks the spot metering frame to the center of
the LCD monitor.
AF Point*
Moves the spot AE point to the same position as
the selected AF frame.
* When the AF frame
IS
set to Auto Selection (p. 89), It will be fixed to the
center.
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Press the DISPLAY button to turn the LCD monitor
on.
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