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Changing the metering method – Canon PowerShot SX170 IS User Manual

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Still Images

Changing the Metering Method

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit

shooting conditions as follows.

z

z

Press the <

m> button, choose

[ ] in the menu, and choose

the desired option (

=

43

).

z

z

The option you configured is

now displayed.

Evaluative

For typical shooting conditions, including backlit shots.

Automatically adjusts exposure to match the shooting

conditions.

Center

Weighted Avg.

Determines the average brightness of light across the

entire image area, calculated by treating brightness in

the central area as more important.

Spot

Metering restricted to within the [

] (Spot AE Point

frame), displayed in the center of the screen.