Metering Range During Live View Shooting; Center-Weighted Average Metering - Canon EOS 650D Instruction Manual

E_3Changing the Metering Mode*
C3 Center-weighted average metering
The brightness is metered at the image center
and then averaged for the entire scene. This
metering mode is for advanced users.
Metering Range During Live View Shooting
®_ With E_3(evaluative metering) and E3 (center-weighted average
metering), the metering range is almost the same as with viewfinder
shooting.
_ With Ec3 (partial metering) and E'3 (spot metering), the metering
range slightly differs from viewfinder shooting. The approximate
metering ranges are as shown below:
Partial metering Spot metering
* The figures show when [Grid 2 _] is set. The metering ranges are not
displayed on the LCD monitor.
[] With _3 (evaluative metering) during viewfinder shooting, the exp0su[e
setting Will be !ocked when YOUpress the shutte r button hal_ay and focus is
achieved. With Eo3(Partial metering), C'3 (spot metering), and E3 (center-
weighted average metedng), exposure setting is set at the m0ment 0f
exposure. (The exposure setting is not locked when you press the shutter
button halfway.) During Live View shQ0ting, the exposure setting is set at the
moment of exposure, regardless ef the metering mode setting,
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