Minolta 800si User Manual
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METERING
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SELECTING A METERING METHOD
Press the metering-mode
button in the control panel.
Turn either control dial until
the icon of the desired method
appears in the data panel.
Press the shutter-release
button partway down to enter
the setting.
MEMORY: The Metering Mode setting can be stored in memory.
See page 99 for information.
CENTER-WEIGHTED AVERAGE METERING
In center-weighted average mode, the exposure is based on an
average of the reading made by each of the honeycomb
segments - with emphasis placed on the center of the image.
Take care when photographing backlit, spotlit, or off-center
subjects because the meter may include non-subject areas of
your scene when calculating the exposure.
SPOT METERING
Spot metering uses only the center segment of the honeycomb
pattern. The spot-metering circle appears in the viewfinder to
indicate the metering area.
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