Nikon COOLPIX8800 manual Metering, Matrix

Metering

Choose a metering method suited to the composition and lighting conditions.

Metering

METERING

Matrix

Spot

Center-weighted

Spot AF area

Mode		How it works					When to use it
	Camera	compares	measurements
	from 256 areas of frame with library					Recommended for most situations.
Matrix	of typical compositions to set expo-
	sure for entire frame.
	Camera sets exposure by metering					Ensures that subject in metering tar-
	area shown by square in center of					get is correctly exposed even if back-
			1			ground is much brighter or darker.
Spot	monitor. Only about /32			of frame is		Can be used with autoexposure lock
	metered.					(	22) to meter off-center subjects.
						Classic meter for portraits; pre-
	Camera	meters entire		frame but		serves background details while let-
Center-	assigns weight of 80% to area in					ting lighting conditions at center of
weighted	center of frame occupying roughly					frame determine exposure. Can be
	¼ of total.					used with autoexposure lock (		22)
						to meter off-center subjects.
	Links spot metering to active focus					Use instead of autoexposure lock to
Spot AF	area when auto or		manual focus			meter off-center subjects. Not avail-
area	area selection is in effect (				100).	able if focus-area selection is off.

Metering

Metering is shown by icons in the control panel and shooting display. No icon appears in the shooting display when (Matrix) is selected. When spot AF-area metering is selected, a icon appears in the control panel.

	Spot metering
	target
	8M
	Shooting
Control panel	1/60 F2.8 126 display

The Shooting Menu

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