Switching Between Metering Modes - Canon Powershot G10 IS User Manual

Switching between Metering Modes

Evaluative
Center Weighted
Avg.
Spot AE Point
Center
AF Point
1
Change the metering mode.
1. Press the
2. Turn the control dial to select the
metering mode.
• With each press of the
configured with the control dial in each shooting mode will
change as follows.
Shutter speed/Metering mode
Aperture value/Metering mode
Shutter speed/Aperture value/Metering mode
Available Shooting Modes
Appropriate for standard shooting conditions,
including backlit scenes. The camera divides
images into several zones for metering. It
evaluates complex lighting conditions, such as the
position of the subject, the brightness, the direct
light, and the backlighting, and adjusts the settings
to the correct exposure for the main subject.
Averages the light metered from the entire frame,
but gives greater weight to the subject matter at the
center.
Meters the area within the spot AE point frame.
Use this mode when there is a large divergence in
brightness between the subject and surroundings.
Locks the spot metering frame to the center of the
LCD monitor.
Move the spot AE point to the same position as the
selected AF frame. Can be set only in [FlexiZone]
(p. 121).
button.
button, the settings that can be
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