Canon EOS C200 EF Cinema Camera and 24-105mm Lens Kit - Manual (Page 76)

Adjusting the Aperture
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Light Metering Mode
Select the light metering mode to match the recording conditions. Using the appropriate setting will ensure that
the camera obtains the most suitable exposure level when automatic aperture is used.
1 Open the [Light Metering] submenu.
> [ v # Camera Setup] > [Light Metering]
2 Select the desired option and then press the joystick.
• The icon of the selected mode ( or ) appears on the left of the screen.
Options
[Backlight]: Suitable when recording backlit scenes.
[Standard]: Averages the light metered from the entire screen, giving more weight to the subject in the center.
[Spotlight]: Use this option when recording a scene in which only a certain part of the picture is lit, for example,
when the subject is lit by a spotlight.
NOTES NOTES
• If you set an assignable button to [Backlight] or [Spotlight] ( A 119), you can press the button to turn the
respective light metering mode on and off.