Operation Manual

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Adjusting the Aperture
NOTESNOTES
• If you set an assignable button to [AE Shift +] or [AE Shift –]
(A 131), you can press the button to adjust the AE shift level.
• You can also set the AE shift level by turning a control dial assigned
to [Iris] while holding the PUSH AUTO IRIS button pressed down.
Light Metering Mode
Select the light metering mode to match the recording conditions. Using the appropriate setting will ensure that
the camera obtains the most suitable exposure level when automatic aperture is used.
1 Open the [Light Metering] submenu.
[v Camera Setup] > [Light Metering]
2 Select the desired option and then press SET.
• The icon of the selected mode appears on the left of the screen.
Options
[Backlight] : Suitable when recording backlit scenes.
[Standard]: Averages the light metered from the entire screen, giving more weight to the subject in the
center.
[Spotlight] : Use this option when recording a scene in which only a certain part of the picture is lit, for
example, when the subject is lit by a spotlight.
NOTESNOTES
• If you set an assignable button to [Backlight] or [Spotlight] (A 131), you can press the button to turn the
respective light metering mode on and off.
Control dial
The Exposure Bar
The Î on top of the exposure bar indicates optimal exposure without any shift
(AE±0); the scale markings indicate the deviation from optimal exposure in
1/2 EV increments. The indicator inside the exposure bar represents the current
exposure. When the difference between current and optimal exposure is larger
than ±2 EV, the indicator will flash at the edge of the exposure bar. Optimal
exposure will change depending on the light metering mode used.
Optimal exposure AE±0
Current exposure
[v Camera Setup]
[Light Metering]
[Standard]