Canon PowerShot SX540 HS Manual

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AE: Auto Exposure

 

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After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination 
of shutter speed and aperture value by turning the [

] dial 

(Program Shift).

Adjust the metering method (how brightness is measured) to suit shooting 

conditions as follows.

 

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Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the 

menu, and choose the desired option 

(= 28).

 

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The option you configured is now 

displayed.

Evaluative

For typical shooting conditions, including backlit 

shots. Automatically adjusts exposure to match the 

shooting conditions.

Center 

Weighted 

Avg.

Determines the average brightness of light across 

the entire image area, calculated by treating 

brightness in the central area as more important.

Spot

Metering restricted to within the [

] (Spot AE 

Point frame), displayed in the center of the screen.

The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop 

increments, in a range of –2 to +2.

 

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Press the [ ] button. As you watch the 

screen, turn the [

] dial to adjust 

brightness, and then press the [ ] button 

again when finished.

 

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The correction level you specified is now 

displayed.

Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and 

exposure separately.

 

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Aim the camera at the subject to shoot 

with the exposure locked, and then, with 

the shutter button pressed halfway, press 

the [ ] button.

 

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[ ] is displayed, and the exposure is 

locked.

 

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To unlock AE, release the shutter button, 

and then press the [ ] button again. [ ] 

is no longer displayed.