Metering; Spot Metering - Olympus CAMEDIA C-5050 Zoom Reference Manual

Metering

There are three ways of measuring the brightness of a subject.
Digital ESP metering : Meters the center of the subject and the surrounding

Spot metering

Multi-metering
Spot metering
Mode dial
1
Turn the jog dial while holding
down
• is displayed on the control panel.
6
102
area separately.
: Exposure is determined by metering within the AF
target area. In this mode, a subject can be shot with
optimal exposure regardless of the background light.
P.102
: Meters the brightness of the subject at up to 8 different
points to set the optimal exposure based on the
average brightness. This method is useful with a high
contrast subject.
and select .
P.103
Metering button
Jog dial