Metering Modes; Noise Reduction - Minolta DiMAGE Xt Instruction Manual

METERING MODES

The icons indicating the metering modes are displayed on the monitor. The metering mode is set in
the custom 1 section of the recording mode menu (p. 38).
Multi-segment metering: uses 256 segments to measure luminance and color. This data is com-
bined with distance information to calculate the camera exposure. This advanced metering system
will give accurate worry-free exposures in almost all situations.
Spot-metering area
Spot-metering indicator

NOISE REDUCTION

This function reduces the affect of dark noise caused by long exposures. Noise reduction is only
applied to exposures of one second or longer. Processing is applied to each image after it is cap-
tured. The processing time varies from image to image; a message will be displayed during this peri-
od.
48 RECORDING - ADVANCED OPERATION
Spot metering: uses a small area within the image to calculate
the exposure. When this mode is selected, the LCD monitor will
automatically activate if off and a small circle will appear in the
middle of the live image indicating the measuring area. The spot
allows precise exposure measurements of a particular object with-
out being influenced by extremely bright or dark areas within the
scene. If the LCD monitor is turned off, the spot-metering mode
will remain active.