《29》7[PROGRAM mode]■ If you cannot obtain suitable exposure conditions, you can change the meteringmethod to take brighter pictures.- MULTI : Exposure will be calculated based onan average of the available light in theimage area. However, the calculationwill be biased towards the centre of theimage area. This is suitable for generaluse.- SPOT : Only the rectangular area in the centreof the LCD monitor will be metered forlight. This is suitable when you want the subject in the centrecorrectly exposed, regardless of the back lighting.- CENTER : Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the availablelight in the image area. However, the calculation will be biasedtowards the centre of the image area. This is suitable for taking apicture of small object like a flower or insects.※ If the subject is not the centre of the focus area, do not use the spot meteringas this may result in an exposure error. In such circumstances, it is better touse exposure compensation.MeteringMULTISPOTCENTER7[PROGRAM mode]Sharpness■ You can adjust the sharpness of the picture youwant to take. But you cannot check the sharpnesseffect on the LCD monitor before you take a picture,because this function is applied after the capturedimage is stored on the memory.Sub menu Icon DescriptionThe edges of the image are softened.This effect is suitable for editing images on your PC.The edges of the image are sharp.This is suitable for printing.The edges of the image are emphasized.The edges will appear sharp, but noise may occur inthe recorded image.VIVIDNORMALSOFTSOFTNORMALVIVID