Pentax Optio WG-2GPS - Setting the AE Metering

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Taking Pictures
Have a blank sheet of white paper or similar material ready.
1 In the [White Balance] screen, use the four-way controller
(23) to select K (Manual).
2 Point the camera at the blank sheet of paper or other material
so that it fills the frame displayed in the center of the screen.
3 Press the shutter release button fully.
The white balance is automatically adjusted.
4 Press the 4 button.
The setting is saved and the screen returns to the [A Rec. Mode] menu.
You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to determine
the exposure.
1 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [AE Metering] on
the [A Rec. Mode] menu.
2 Press the four-way controller (5).
A pull-down menu appears.
3 Use the four-way controller (23) to select a metering
method.
4 Press the 4 button.
The setting is saved.
Manual 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.