Changing The Metering Method - Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II User Manual

Locking Image Brightness / Exposure (AE
Lock)
Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and
exposure separately.
1
Lock the exposure.
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<o> button.
[
locked.
To unlock AE, release the shutter button
and press the <o> button again. In this
case, [
2
Compose the shot and shoot.
After one shot, AE is unlocked and [
no longer displayed.
• Cannot be used with Touch Shutter
• AE: Auto Exposure
• After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination of shutter speed After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination of shutter speed After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination of shutter speed
and aperture value by turning the <
] is displayed, and the exposure is
] is no longer displayed.
(= 41).
> ring (Program Shift).

Changing the Metering Method

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting
conditions as follows.
For typical shooting conditions, including backlit shots.
Evaluative Evaluative Evaluative
Automatically adjusts exposure to match the shooting conditions.
Determines the average brightness of light across the entire
Center Center Center
image area, calculated by treating brightness in the central area
Weighted Avg. Weighted Avg. Weighted Avg.
as more important.
Metering restricted to within the [
Spot
] is
can also link the Spot AE Point frame to the AF frame
Still Images
Press the <m> button, choose [
the menu, and choose the desired option
(= 25).
The option you configured is now
displayed.
] (Spot AE Point frame). You
(= 80).
Before Use
Basic Guide
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] in Auto Mode / Hybrid
Auto Mode
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P Mode
Tv, Av, M, C1, and
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