Ael W/ Shutter; Metering Mode - Sony α SLT-A58 Instruction Manual

AEL w/ shutter

Sets whether to fix the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway
down.
MENU button t
setting
Notes
• AEL button operation is given priority over the [AEL w/ shutter] settings.

Metering Mode

Fn button t
(Multi segment)
(Center weighted) While emphasizing the central area of the screen, this mode
(Spot)
Shooting techniques
• Use [Multi segment] metering for general shooting.
• When there is a high contrast subject in the AF area, measure the light of
the subject you want to shoot with the optimal exposure using the spot
metering function and take advantage of AE lock shooting (page 122).
Notes
• When the exposure mode is set to [Intelligent Auto], [Superior Auto], or [Scene
Selection], or when the zoom feature of the camera is used, [Metering Mode] is fixed
to [Multi segment] and you cannot select other modes.
3 t [AEL w/ shutter] t Select the desired
(Metering Mode) t Select the desired mode
This mode measures light in each area after dividing the total
area into multiple areas and determines the proper exposure
of the entire screen.
measures the average brightness of the entire screen.
This mode measures light only in the spot metering circle
located in the center area.
Adjusting the brightness of the image
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