Exposure Compensation; Spot Metering - Olympus E-520 Instruction Manual

J Center weighted averaging metering
This metering mode provides the average metering between the
subject and the background lighting, placing more weight on the
subject at the center. Use this mode when you do not want the light
level of the background to affect the exposure value.
n Spot metering
The camera meters a very small area around the center of the subject,
defined by the spot metering area mark in the viewfinder. Use this
mode when there is very strong backlight.
nHI Spot metering - highlight control
When the overall background is bright, white areas of the image will
come out gray if you use the camera's automatic exposure. Using this
mode enables the camera to shift to over-exposure, allowing accurate
: Metering area
white reproduction. Metering area is the same as spot metering.
nSH Spot metering - shadow control
When the overall background is dark, black areas of the image will come out gray if you use the
camera's automatic exposure. Using this mode enables the camera to shift to under-exposure,
4 allowing accurate black reproduction. Metering area is the same as spot metering.

Exposure compensation

In some situations, you may get better results if you manually compensate (adjust) the
exposure value set automatically by the camera. In many cases, bright subjects (such as
snow) will turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting toward + makes these subjects
closer to their real shades. For the same reason, adjust toward – when shooting dark
subjects. The exposure can be adjusted in a range of ±5.0 EV.
±0 +2.0EV
-2.0EV
Adjust toward –
F + j j
Direct button
F button
Adjust toward +
Exposure compensation value
Viewfinder
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