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9) Remember that this setting will be saved by your camcorder until you manually change the setting or restore the
camcorder‟s default factory settings.
Metering Menu
The Metering setting will affect how your camcorder focuses when capturing an image. Depending on your selection, the
camcorder will be more sensitive to focusing on particular areas in the display and adjust the image color and lighting
accordingly.
Center – Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but giving greater weight to the subject in the center
Multi – Used in standard conditions the camcorder divides and adjusts the settings of the image into several zones for light
metering such as complex light conditions, position of subject, brightness, background, direct light and scenes
Spot – Meters the area within the spot point frame at the center of the LCD to set the exposure on the subject in the center of
the monitor.
1) Press the MENU button to open the menus for the current mode.
2) Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction control buttons to scroll and select the Metering menu.
3) Press the UP or DOWN direction control buttons to scroll through the menu options.
4) Press the OK button to select and save the desired option.
5) A selected option icon will appear on the selected item.
6) Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the next menu item.
7) Press the MENU button to exit the menu and return to your previous mode.
8) An icon reflecting your selection will display on the LCD screen.
9) Remember that this setting will be saved by your camcorder until you manually change the setting or restore the
camcorder‟s default factory settings.
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