Camera Metering Modes Explained - Adorama
Modern cameras are full of electronics, but they’re still pretty dumb when it comes to figuring out your plans for a photograph. Exposure metering modes—evaluative (matrix), spot, and center-weighted—give the camera instructions on how to measure light. That helps you balance shutter speed, aperture, and ISO to get the exposure you want. Every brand handles metering a little differently, but most have some version of those three exposure metering modes. Learning how camera metering modes work he...