Canon 350D Manual De Usuario

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The camera has three metering modes: Evaluative, partial, and center-weighted average 
metering. In the Basic Zone modes, evaluative metering will be set automatically.

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YQ> button.

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The [Metering mode] menu will appear.

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Press the <

V> key to select the 

desired setting, then press <

0>.

q: Evaluative Metering
w: Partial Metering
e: Center-weighted Averaged Metering

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When you press the shutter button 
halfway, the selected metering mode 
will be displayed on the LCD panel.

q Evaluative Metering

This is the camera’s standard metering mode suited for most 

subjects even under backlit conditions. After detecting the 

main subject’s position, brightness, background, front and 

back lighting, etc., the camera sets the proper exposure.

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During manual focusing, evaluative metering is based 
on the center AF point.

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If the subject brightness and background light level are 
very different (there is a strong backlight or spotlight), 
use partial metering <

w> instead.

w Partial Metering

Effective when the background is much brighter than the 

subject due to backlighting, etc. Partial metering covers 

about 9% of the viewfinder area at the center. The area 

covered by partial metering is shown on the left.

e Center-weighted Average Metering

The metering is weighted at the center and then averaged 

for the entire scene.

q Selecting the Metering ModeN