Pentax Optio W60 - Setting the AE Metering

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Taking Pictures
You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to
determine the exposure.
AE Metering
1 Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.
2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [AE Metering].
3 Press the four-way controller (5).
A pull-down menu appears.
4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 )
to select the AE Metering setting.
5 Press the 4 button.
The AE Metering setting is saved.
6 Press the 3 button.
The camera returns to capture status with the current setting.
Setting the AE Metering
L
Multi-segment
metering
The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the
brightness and determines the exposure.
M
Center-
weighted
metering
The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the
picture with the center of the image having more influence on
the exposure.
N
Spot AE
metering
The camera determines the exposure by metering the
brightness only at the center of the image.
MENU
MENU
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AWB
AUTO
800
Rec.Mode
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
Exit
3 button
Four-way controller
4 button
AWB
OKMENU
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10 M
OK
OK
OK
Cancel
Cancel
Cancel
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
Rec.Mode