Canon EOS 400D Digital Instruction Manual

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73The metering mode is the method of measuring the brightness of thesubject. In the Basic Zone modes, evaluative metering is set. This neednot be changed unless you really want to.1 Press the <YQ> button.X [Metering mode] will appear.2 Select the metering mode.Press the <U> key to select thedesired metering mode.When you press the shutter buttonhalfway, the selected metering modewill be displayed on the LCD monitor.q Evaluative meteringThis is an all-around metering mode suited for portraits andeven backlit subjects. The camera sets the exposureautomatically to suit the scene.w Partial meteringThis is effective for backlit subjects when the lightsurrounding the subject is strong. The gray area in the leftfigure is where the metering is weighted to obtain thestandard exposure.e Center-weighted average meteringThis is for advanced users for obtaining the correctexposure for backlit subjects and other scenesusing appropriate exposure compensation.q Changing the Metering ModeN