Olympus C-4040 Zoom - Manual (Page 93)

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Chapter 5
Metering modes — Metering the
subject brightness (Cont.)
e.g. : When metering 2 points (pressing twice).
The average values for the aperture and shutter speed as calculated by
metering 2 points. These values are recalculated every time another metering
point is added.
indicates the
average for the 2
metering points.
The average is
always shown at
the center of the
bar.
ᮢ indicates how much
the present exposure you
are metering is different
from the average
exposure value. The
present exposure can be
fixed by pressing the
shutter button halfway
down. (The present
exposure is not added to
the average value unless
you press
. )
When
ࡗ moves ±3 far from the center of the bar (the average reading), the
red Éí appears.
The reading with pressed.
ࡗindicates the number of times you have
pressed the button
ࡗindicates the difference
between the metered and average readings.
● If any of the following buttons are pressed during multi-metering, multi-
metering exposure is canceled.
(flash mode) button, mode dial, (macro/spot) button, .
● If multi-metering is not engaged
T In the Digital ESP mode, multi-metering is not available. Set the
metering mode to spot metering or spot metering + macro mode
.
● How to save the locked multi-metering exposure after shooting (AE
memory)
T After pressing
as many times as required in step 4, hold it
down for more than 1 second. MEMO appears.
When MEMO appears, the locked exposure is memorized.
TIPS