Comments on: Metering Modes Explained

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:25:31 +0000

I keep hearing that center weighted does not follow the focus points but I see conflicting sites that say differently. On Nikon can you verify that it does not follow the focus point?

By: sanjoe

sanjoe — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:37:53 +0000

good article… cleared my questions on metering….

By: CHANTS

CHANTS — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:30:43 +0000

Love this but why are they shot in Program mode?

By: Pawan

Pawan — Fri, 14 May 2010 03:59:04 +0000

Hi Laura Charon,

Such an excellent article, it clears all my doubt regarding metering.

Please answer my question below if possible –

I set Partial Metering mode in my camera (canon) and want to take a portrait.

I have focused my camera on subject and adjested the exposure to -1 and locked the focus.

Moved my camera to recompose the shot.

Now center of composition is darker than subject but focus is locked.

When i take the shot, will camera take partial metering from compositions’ center or locked focus point?

Many Thanks,
Pawan

By: E

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:49:22 +0000

Here’s another helpful link for Canon users
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2666

By: Kit Solis

Kit Solis — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:10:07 +0000

I agree with sandeep, spot metering in nikon doesn’t always have to be only on the center.

but the author is using canon, so I think, the article is really very helpful.

very informative Laura.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:54:14 +0000

THANK YOU!!!

By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:20:55 +0000

I have sony H50 and I am still a beginner , pls suggest me settings for the same.

By: Nakizimbo

Nakizimbo — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:29:39 +0000

Hi, for the unitiated like me could someone please explain why the evaluative metering photo (first photo) and center weighted metering photo (second photo) are actually different when they have the same iso, aperture and exposure.

By: albert

albert — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:01:33 +0000

There are more things that i don’t understand than the things i do in this article since i am just a beginner but surely in one way or the other this will help me a lot in my future shots….Thanks