Canon Rebel T2 300X - Manual (Page 34)

■^Selecting the Film Advance Mode^ ■■■
Two film advance modes are provided: single-frame and continuous shooting
(Max. 3 frames per sec.)._________________
Press the <4/Ci)t> button.
• Look at the LCD panel and press the
<‘iy/Ci)l> button.
A single picture will be taken when you press the shutter button all the way.
Q) ; Continuous shooting
Corrtinuous shots will be taken while you hold down the shutter button all the way
Cs)! : Self-timer/Remote control
Metering Modes
The camera has three metering modes: Evaluative, partial, and centre-weighted
average metering.
Evaluative metering
This is the camera’s standard metering mode suited for most
shooting including backlit conditions Based on the subject’s
position in the viewfinder, brightness, background, front or
back lighting conditions, etc., the camera always calculates the
proper exposure for the subject.
Partial metering
This mode is set automatically when AE lock is used in a
Creative Zone mode It is effective for backlit subjects when
there is a strong light behind the subject. The viev\rfinder centre
covering about 9.5% of the viewfinder area is used for
metering The partial metering area is shown on the left.
Centre-weighted average metering
This is set automatically in the mode The metering is
weighted at the centre and then averaged for the entire scene.
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