Originally posted by J_Ehrat:
Just was wondering what metering modes you generally use on your camera. Partial, Spot, or Full, and if you use certain modes in certain situations.. |
It is the area on the sensor that the camera uses to meter the proper exposure, on my camera, I've the following.
Evaluative: Evenly considers the whole image for proper exposure
Partial: Mainly focuses on the Center of the image
Spot: uses a center small spot to meter, hence your background/other areas may be under/overexposed, but the center spot should be properly exposed.
Center Weighted: Exposes mainly for the center area but mildly considers the outside area.
Generally, if you are shooting things like landscape, Evaluative/Full may be a good idea.
If you are shooting a very small subject or only care about properly exposing a small object, then spot may be better. If you are doing headshots and just want the center (face) properly exposed and don't want a dark/bright background to interfere with metering the light at the face, Partial/Center weighted might be better.
Hope that helps.
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