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Custom Settings
Setup
Option
Description
Matrix
(default)
Camera meters wide area of frame and instantly sets exposure
based on composition, distance, shading, and color. Produces
natural-looking results in almost any situation.
Center-
weighted
Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest weight to center.
Classic meter for portraits.
Spot
Camera meters active focus area only (if
Closest Subjct
is selected
for
AF-Area Mode
, camera meters center focus area). Ensures that
main subject will be correctly exposed, even when background is
much brighter or darker.
13: Metering
In
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
modes, metering determines
how the camera sets exposure.
Metering
Metering is available with CPU lenses only. If a type G and D lens is used when
matrix metering is selected, the camera will set exposure using the full range of
information available from its 420-segment RGB sensor (
3D color matrix metering
II
).
Color matrix metering II
is used with other CPU lenses.