Exposure
Metering
Choose how the camera sets exposure in P, S, A, and M modes (in other modes, the camera selects the metering method automatically).
1Place the cursor in the information display.
If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor, press the R button. Press the P button to place the cursor in the information display.
Rbutton | Information display | Pbutton |
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Highlight the current metering method in the information display and press J.
Highlight one of the following options and press
J.
Method | Description | |
| Produces natural results in most situations. Camera uses | |
| sensor to meter a wide area of the frame and set exposure according to | |
L Matrix | tone distribution, color, composition, and, with type G or D lenses | |
(0 194), range information (3D color matrix metering II; with other CPU | ||
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| lenses, camera uses color matrix metering II, which does not include 3D | |
| range information). | |
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M Center- | Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest weight to center area. | |
Classic meter for portraits; recommended when using filters with an | ||
weighted | exposure factor (filter factor) over 1×. | |
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| Camera meters current focus point; use to meter | |
N Spot | ||
will meter center focus point). Ensures that subject will be correctly | ||
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| exposed, even when background is much brighter or darker. | |
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