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Recording-mode menu - basic, Recording mode – Minolta Dimage 5 User Manual

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RECORDING MODE

RECORDING-MODE MENU - BASIC

Menu option

Settings

Description

EVF and

LCD monitor

display

Data

panel

display

Multi-segment

AF mode
(p.

68

)

AF-single

Focus is calculated and set
when the shutter-release button
is pressed partway down.

AF-continuous

Camera continues to focus on a
moving subject even when the
shutter-release button is
pressed partway down.

Centre
weighted

Spot

Metering mode
(p.

74

)

Employs 300 segments (256 for
the DiMAGE 5) over the image
area to calculate exposure.

The exposure calculation is
biased toward the the centre
region of the image area.

The exposure is based on a
small area in the centre of the
image area.

Flash mode
(p.

76

)

Fill-flash

Red-eye

Rear flash-
sync

General purpose flash mode for
low-light conditions and for
reducing harsh shadows caused
by direct sunlight.

Same as the fill-flash, but also
fires a pre-burst to reduce red-
eye in portraits.

Flash fires at the end of a long
exposure.

±2 Ev (1/3 Ev
increments)

To compensate flash exposure.

Flash
compensation
(p.

78

)