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METERING
14-Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering: for
E
most photographic situation.
Spot Metering: uses the spot-metering area in
the viewfinder to metering specific portions
of the scene.
Center-weighted Metering: measures the entire
image area with emphasis given the central
region.
Exposure lock (AEL) (p. 46)
The AEL button locks a metered exposure without locking
the focus.
1
1. With the area to be metered framed, press and hold the
AEL button (1).
2 3
2. Frame the subject (2).
3. Press the shutter-release button partway
down to focus (3) and then all the way
down to take the picture.
Locked exposure
FOCUS
Turn the dial to the appropriate position: A: Automatic AF (for
most situations), C: Continuous AF (for moving subjects), S:
Single-shot AF (for stationary subjects), or MF: Manual focus.
MF mode (p. 52)
1. Turn the focus-mode dial to MF.
2. Turn the focusing ring until the subject appears
sharp.
A-8
Recording
(p. 46, 50)
Difference between the metered and
locked exposure.
(p. 52-54)
Focus-area switch (p. 54)
The AF area can be specified.
Spot and Wide AF
1. Turn the focus-area switch to wide.
2. Press the controller's eight-way keys to focus using
the wide focus area.
Press the central button of the controller to use the
spot AF area.
3. While pressing the controller, press the shutter-release button to
take the picture.
Spot and local focus areas
1. Turn the focus-area switch to focus-area selection.
2. Press the controller's eight-way keys to
select one of the eight local focus areas.
Press the central controller button to
select the center spot AF area. The cam-
era focuses when the controller is pressed.
3. While pressing the controller, press the
shutter-release button to take the picture.
Focus area lock
1. Select the focus area.
2. Turn the focus-area switch to the lock position to fix
the area.
AF/MF button (p. 53)
The AF/MF button switches between autofocus and
manual focus without changing the focus-mode dial.
Recording
A-9
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