Olympus Digital SP-310 Manuale Utente

Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject (ESP/Spot)

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When taking pictures against backlight, the face of the subject may appear 
darker. With spot metering, the picture can be taken based on the 
brightness at the center of the monitor without being affected by the light 
in the background.

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This function is suitable for situations when optimum exposure is difficult 
to achieve, such as when there is excessive contrast between the subject 
and the surroundings.

Meters the brightness at the center of the monitor and the surrounding 
area separately to create a picture with balanced brightness. When 
taking pictures against strong backlight, the center of the picture may 
appear dark.

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Only the center of the monitor is metered. Suitable for taking a picture 
of the subject in the center of the monitor against backlight.

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Meters the brightness over a wide area with emphasis on the center of 
the screen. This method is used when you do not want to allow 
surrounding light to affect the picture.

The landscape appears 
dark because the sky is 
bright.

Recompose your picture so 
there is not much sky in the 
frame and lock the exposure. 
Compose your picture again 
with the sky in the frame and 
take the picture.

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