Metering; Spot Metering - Olympus CAMEDIA C-740 Ultra Zoom Reference Manual

Metering

There are three ways of measuring the brightness of a subject.
Digital ESP metering

Spot metering

Multi-metering
Spot metering
Mode dial
1
or ( by repeatedly
Select
n
pressing (.
• If no operation is performed for about 3
seconds, the selected mode is set and
the mode selector screen is automatically
exited.
• ( is not available in manual focus
mode. g"Manual focus" (P.73)
Meters the center of the subject and the surrounding
area separately.
Exposure is determined by metering within the AF
target area. In this mode, a subject can be shot with
optimal exposure regardless of the background
light. gP.75
Meters the brightness of the subject at up to 8
different points to set the optimal exposure based on
the average brightness. This method is useful with a
high contrast subject. gP.76
(
Macro/Spot button
5
75