Pentax Optio W20 - Manual (Page 96)

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You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to
determine the exposure.
AE metering
1
Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [AE Metering].
3
Press the four-way controller (5).
A pull-down menu appears.
4
Use the four-way controller (23)
to select the AE Metering setting.
5
Press the 4 button.
The AE Metering setting is saved.
6
Press the 3 button.
The camera returns to capture status with the current setting.
Setting the AE Metering
L
Multi-segment
metering The camera divides the image into 16 areas, meters the
brightness and determines the exposure.
M
Center-
weighted
metering The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the
picture with the center of the image having more influence on
the exposure.
N
Spot AE
metering The camera determines the exposure by metering the
brightness only at the center of the image.
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