User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- Preparation and Basic Operations
- Shooting
- Shooting Still Photos
- Tab Menus: Still Photo Shooting
- Index to Features: Still Photo Shooting
- Setting Image Quality
- Setting Up Dual Pixel RAW Shooting
- Setting Cropping/Aspect Ratio
- Setting the ISO Speed for Still Photos
- Selecting a Picture Style
- Customizing a Picture Style
- Registering a Picture Style
- Setting the White Balance
- White Balance Correction
- Auto Correction of Brightness and Contrast
- Setting Noise Reduction
- Highlight Tone Priority
- Correction of Lens Aberrations due to Optical Characteristics
- Reducing Flicker
- Setting the Color Space
- Card Reminder
- Setting the Image Review Time
- Setting the Metering Timer
- Exposure Simulation
- Appending Dust Delete Data
- Fully Automatic Shooting (Scene Intelligent Auto)
- Full Auto Techniques (Scene Intelligent Auto)
- Shooting with the Touch Shutter
- Program AE
- Shutter-Priority AE
- Aperture-Priority AE
- Manual Exposure
- Flexible-Priority AE
- Selecting the Drive Mode
- Using the Self-Timer
- Selecting the Display Speed for High-Speed Continuous Shooting
- Silent Live View Shooting
- Silent Shooting
- Selecting the Metering Mode
- Setting the Desired Exposure Compensation
- Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)
- Locking the Exposure for Shooting (AE Lock)
- Long (Bulb) Exposures
- HDR (High Dynamic Range) Shooting
- Multiple Exposures
- Remote Control Shooting
- Using a Remote Switch
- Flash Photography
- Setting the Flash Function
- Shooting Movies
- Shooting Still Photos
- AF
- Playback
- Tab Menus: Playback
- Index to Features: Playback and Related Operations
- Image Playback
- Customizing Playback Information Display
- Index Display (Multiple-Image Display)
- Jump Display (Jumping Through Images)
- Filtering Images for Playback
- Magnifying Images
- Rotating Images
- Protecting Images
- Setting Ratings
- Enjoying Movies
- Playing Back Movies
- Editing a Movie’s First and Last Scenes
- Grabbing a Frame from 4K Movies or 4K Time-Lapse Movies
- Slide Show (Auto Playback)
- Viewing Images on a Television
- Erasing Images
- Processing RAW Images with the Camera
- Resizing JPEG Images
- Cropping JPEG Images
- Transferring Images to a Computer/FTP Server
- Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
- Specifying Images for a Photobook
- Set-up
- Tab Menus: Set-up
- Creating and Selecting a Folder
- File Numbering Methods
- Renaming Files
- Setting the Auto Rotation of Vertical Images
- Formatting the Card
- Setting Eco Mode
- Setting Power-Saving Features
- Adjusting the Screen Brightness
- Adjusting the Screen Color Tone
- Setting the Date, Time, and Time Zone
- Setting the Interface Language
- Setting the Video System
- Setting the Touch Control Response
- Disabling Beeps for Camera Operations
- Checking the Battery Information
- Sensor Cleaning
- Setting the HDMI Output Resolution
- RAW Playback on an HDR TV
- Customizing Information Displayed When Shooting
- Setting a Priority for Shooting Display Performance
- Setting the Viewfinder Display Format
- Setting the Display Mode
- Customizing Shutter Button Functionality
- Help
- Setting Wireless Features
- Geotagging Images
- Setting the Multi-Function Lock
- Registering Custom Shooting Modes
- Reverting the Camera to the Default Settings
- Setting Copyright Information
- Checking Other Information
- Wi-Fi (Wireless Communication) Functions
- What You Can Do via Wi-Fi (Wireless Communication) Functions
- Connecting to a Smartphone via Wi-Fi
- Connecting to a Computer via Wi-Fi
- Connecting to a Printer via Wi-Fi
- Sending Images to a Web Service
- Wi-Fi Connection via Access Points
- Reconnecting via Wi-Fi
- Changing or Deleting Connection Settings
- Clearing Wireless Communication Settings to Default
- View Info Screen
- Responding to Error Messages
- Wireless Communication Function Notes
- Security
- Checking Network Settings
- [Wireless communication settings] Screen
- [Wi-Fi settings] Screen
- Virtual Keyboard Operation
- Setting the IP Address Manually
- Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Status Display
- Custom Functions / My Menu
- Reference
152
q
Selecting the Metering Mode
N
You can select one of four methods to measure the subject brightness.
In [
A
] mode, evaluative metering is set automatically.
1
Press the <
Q
> button
(
7
)
.
z
With an image displayed, press the
<
Q
> button.
2
Select the metering mode.
z
Press the <
W
> <
X
> keys to select
the item.
z
Press the <
Y
> <
Z
> keys to select
the metering mode.
[
q
]: Evaluative metering
[
w
]: Partial metering
[
r
]: Spot metering
[
e
]: Center-weighted average
metering
[
q
] Evaluative metering
General-purpose metering mode suited even for backlit subjects. The
camera adjusts the exposure automatically to suit the scene.
[
w
] Partial metering
Eective where there are much brighter lights around the subject due
to backlight, etc. Covers approx. 6.1% of the area at the center of the
screen. The partial metering area is indicated on the screen.
[
r
] Spot metering
Eective when metering a specic part of the subject or scene. Covers
approx. 2.7% of the area at the center of the screen. The spot metering
area is indicated on the screen.
[
e
] Center-weighted average metering
The metering across the screen is averaged, with the center of the
screen weighted more heavily.