Canon PowerShot A 1000 IS User Manual page 85

You can change the brightness metering mode to match the shot you want to take.
Select the metering mode.
Press the
@
button, then use the ....
T
buttons to select
[~J.
Select a menu item.
Press the
~ ~
buttons to select a menu
item, then press the
@
button.
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Suitable for standard shooting conditions, including back lit
shots. Automatically adjusts the exposure so that the
subject is always properly lit for the shooting conditions.
Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives
greater weight to the center.
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Only meters within the [ ] (Spot AE Point frame) that •
appears at the center of the screen. •
[~]
Evaluative
[]
Center Weighted
Avg.
[e]
Spot
You can lock focusing. Once the focus is locked, it remains locked even if
you let go of the shutter button.
Focus.
Point the camera so that the subject of the
same shooting distance as the subject
you want to take a picture of, is in the AF
frame
Lock the focus.
Keep the shutter button pressed halfway
CD
and press the • button
®.
The focus is locked and
AFL
displays on
the screen.
Compose the scene and shoot.
After shooting, press. to cancel AF lock.
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