Nikon P80 P80 User's Manual - Page 111
Metering, Note on Metering, Metering Area
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Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu G Metering Choose how the camera meters exposure. G Matrix (default setting) Camera sets exposure for entire frame. Recommended in most situations. q Center-weighted Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest weight to subject in center of frame. Classic meter for portraits; preserves background details while letting lighting conditions at center of frame determine exposure. Can be used with focus lock (A 27) to meter off-center subjects. r Spot Camera meters area shown by circle in center of frame. Ensures that subject in metering target is correctly exposed even if background is much lighter or darker. Can be used with focus lock (A 27) to meter off-center subjects. s Spot AF area Camera meters selected focus area (A 102). Available only when a setting other than Center is selected for AF area mode. B Note on Metering When digital zoom is in effect, at magnifications of 1.2× to 1.8×, Metering is set to Centerweighted, and at magnifications of 2.0× to 4.0×, Metering is set to Spot. When digital zoom is in effect, the metered area is not shown in the monitor. D Metering Area The active metering area is displayed in the monitor when Center-weighted or Spot is selected. Spot Center-weighted 1/125 F2.8 20 97