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Chapter 5 – Olympus C-4040 Zoom User Manual

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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.

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