Preview function changing the metering mode – Olympus E-520 User Manual

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Exposur

The viewfinder shows the focused area (depth of field) with the selected aperture value.
For the preview function to work by pressing the

< button, it is necessary to set the function of

the

< button on the menu beforehand.

g“; FUNCTION” (P. 89)
Press the

< button to use the preview function.

• When [

; FUNCTION] is assigned to [LIVE PREVIEW],

pressing the

< button automatically switches the camera to

live view for a preview of the picture on the monitor.

There are 5 ways to measure the subject brightness:
Digital ESP metering, Center weighted averaging metering,
and 3 types of spot metering. Select the most suitable mode
for the shooting conditions.

Setting display
• You can check the settings in the viewfinder while using

the

d button to make the settings.

e Digital ESP metering

The camera measures the light levels and calculates the light level differences in 49 separate areas of
the image. This mode is recommended for general use. Setting the AF synchronized function to
[ESP+AF] enables metering centered around the AF target that is in focus with AF.

Preview function

Changing the metering mode

Direct button

Super control panel

p: [METERING]

Menu

MENU[X][METERING]

< button

i button

MENU button

d button

METERING

SELECT

: Digital ESP metering
: Center weighted averaging metering
: Spot metering
: Spot metering

Highlight control

: Spot metering

Shadow control

Viewfinder