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P.79 – Olympus IR-500 User Manual

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When the brightness of the subject and background differ (METERING)

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When the brightness of the subject and
background differ (METERING)

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Taking backlit pictures may result in darkened foreground objects and faces. Using SPOT

metering in such situations will ensure that the subject is clear regardless of the background light.

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Turn the mode dial to

j,

k,

i, n, o, or l.

AUTO: Meters the center of the screen and the area around it separately to obtain the

optimum exposure.

SPOT:

Meters only the center of the screen to obtain the appropriate exposure for the

subject in the center.

Tip

“METERING” cannot be set in movie shooting mode.

OPEN

QUICK

VIEW

OPEN

POWER

OK

Mode dial

9 button

abcd
buttons

p button

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