Nikon 7900, COOLPIX5900 manual Metering, Weighted, Spot, Played in the center of the monitor

Metering

Press Button in (Auto shooting) mode to se- lect Metering ( 81), and then press .

The metering menu offers a choice of three meter- ing methods for determining how the camera sets exposure.

Select from the following four options and press .

METERING

Matrix

Center-weighted

Spot

Spot AF area

Exit Confirm

Option		Description
	Compares measurements from multi areas of frame with library
Matrix	of typical compositions to produce optimal exposure for entire
	image.
(default setting)
	Best choice in most situations.
	Use for portraits; adjusts exposure according to lighting at the
Center-	center of the frame, but still preserves background details. Can
weighted	be used with AF lock (	99) to meter off-center subjects.

The Shooting

Spot

Camera measures light in area shown by circle in center of moni- tor.

Ensures that subject in metering target will be correctly exposed even when background is much brighter or darker. Can be used with AF lock ( 99) to meter off-center subjects.

Menu

Links spot metering to active focus area when auto or manual Spot AF area focus area selection is in effect ( 98).

Notes on Metering

When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera automatically switches to the setting just like Center-weighted. The metering target does not appear.

	Metering
When		Center-weighted or	Spot
is selected, the metering target is dis-
				Spot metering
played in the center of the monitor.				target

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Center weighted metering target

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