User Manual

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Metering
Advanced shooting
5
TIPS
To save the locked multi-metering exposure after shooting (AE
memory)
→ After metering in Step 3, hold down x for more than 1
second. C appears. While C is displayed, the exposure is
saved. Press x again to cancel the AE memory.
The multi-metering exposure is canceled.
→ If you operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after metering in
step 3, the multi-metering exposure is canceled.
When Z moves more than ±3 from the center of the bar (the average
reading), red XY appear.
Ex: When metering 2 points (pressing
x
twice)
The aperture and shutter speed as calculated from the average values
obtained by metering at 2 points. These values are recalculated every time
another metering point is added.
The average for the 2
metering points. The
average is always
shown at the center of
the bar.
Indicates how much the
present exposure you
are metering differs
from the average
exposure value. The
present exposure can
be fixed by pressing the
shutter button halfway.
(The present exposure
is not added to the
average value unless
you press
x .)
The reading when x was
pressed. The number of Z indicates
the number of times you have pressed
the button. The distance Z is from the
center of the bar indicates the
difference between the metered and
average readings.