Pentax q Operating Guide

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Choose the part of the sensor to use for measuring brightness and 

determining exposure. The following three methods are available.

1

Press the M button in Capture mode.

The control panel appears.

2

Use the four-way controller (2345) to select [AE Metering], 

and press the 4 button.

The [AE Metering] screen appears.

3

Use the four-way controller (45) 

to select a metering method, 

and press the 4 button.

The camera returns to the control panel.

Selecting the Metering Method

L Multi-segment 

metering

The sensor meters the brightness in 16 different zones. 

(default setting) 

Even in backlit locations, this mode automatically 

determines what level of brightness is in which portion 

and automatically adjusts exposure.

M Center-weighted 

metering

Metering is weighted at the center of the sensor.

The sensitivity increases at the center and no automatic 

adjustment is performed even during backlit scenes.

N

Spot metering

The brightness is measured only within a limited area at 

the center of the sensor.

You can use this in combination with the AE Lock 

function (p.82) when the subject is extremely small 

and a correct exposure is difficult to obtain.

• You can also change the setting from the [A Rec. Mode 1] menu.
• In [2. Link AE to AF Point] (p.68) of the [A Custom Setting 1] menu, you can 

link the exposure and AF point in the focusing area during multi-segment 

metering.

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