Selecting The Metering Area - Olympus Stylus 400 Digital Reference Manual

Selecting the metering area

In a backlight situation, your subject may appear dark if the picture is taken
with the normal metering value (Digital ESP metering). In this case, by
changing the metering area to the center of the screen (Spot metering), the
subject can be shot with optimal exposure regardless of the background light.
ESP (No indication): Meters the center of the screen and the area around it
Spot metering (
1
In the shooting mode top menu,
select MODE MENU
ESP/ , and press
"How to use the menus" (P.40)
2
Press
press
• Press
3
Take the picture.
separately to obtain the optimum exposure.
): Meters only the center of the screen to obtain the
appropriate exposure for the subject.
CAMERA
.
to select , then
.
again to exit the menu.
Arrow pad (
ESP/ ESP
DRIVE
DIGItAL ZOOM
PANORAMA
2 IN 1
)
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