Changing The Metering Method - Canon PowerShot A1400 User Manual

Locking Image Brightness/Exposure
(AE Lock)
Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and
exposure separately.
1
Deactivate the flash (=
2
Lock the exposure.
z z Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<r> button.
X X [&] is displayed, and the exposure is
locked.
z z To unlock AE, release the shutter button
and press the <r> button again. In this
case, [&] is no longer displayed.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
•
AE: Auto Exposure
Still Images Movies
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Changing the Metering Method

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting
conditions as follows.
z z Press the <m> button, choose [
the menu, and choose the desired option
(=
X X The option you configured is now
displayed.
For typical shooting conditions, including backlit shots.
Evaluative
Automatically adjusts exposure to match the shooting conditions.
Determines the average brightness of light across the entire
Center
image area, calculated by treating brightness in the central area
Weighted Avg.
as more important.
Metering restricted to within the [
Spot
displayed in the center of the screen.
Still Images
] in
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] (Spot AE Point frame),
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