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Spot metering on Nikon D200

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yosh_26
 
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Spot metering on Nikon D200

Post Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:58 am


Can someone explain what "Spot metering (3)" means or how to set it up on a Nikon D200 as a metering mode? I've noticed several photographers that use this setting for their portrait work.

jdepould
 
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Post Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:37 pm


Spot metering just means that the camera only uses a small percentage of the frame in the middle to determine exposure. I don't have it right in front of me, but IIRC there's a dial near the viewfinder with three different choices. The spot metering is the on that has a circle with nothing around it, the circle that has 2 lines curving around it is centerweighted, which is like spot but with a larger area, the last one is matrix, which looks at the whole frame.
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paul79uf
 
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Post Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:21 pm


On most cameras, spot metering is based upon about 1-3% of the total image area. It can be useful for portrait shots, but I usually stick with center weighted.


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