Help Guide

Help Guide

Digital Still Camera

DSC-RX0

Metering Mode

Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure.

Menu item details

Multi:

Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the proper exposure of the

entire screen (Multi-pattern metering).

Center:

Measures the average brightness of the entire screen, while emphasizing the central area of the screen (Center-

weighted metering).

Spot:

Measures only the central area (Spot metering). This function is useful when the subject is backlit or when there is strong

contrast between the subject and the background.

Note

The setting is fixed to [Multi] in the following shooting modes:

[Intelligent Auto]

[Superior Auto]

MENU →

(Camera Settings1) → [Metering Mode] → desired setting.