Custom Setting #B6 Meter Compensation - Nikon D300 Complete Manual

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3. I'm not a big fan of center-weighted metering, so I simply

leave my camera set on the default and use spot metering

when I don't want to rely upon the matrix metering

system. Center weighted metering is essentially a two-

zone matrix that is heavily weighted to the central area. I

find both those things somewhat limiting, though

photographers used to older SLR metering systems may

have developed exposure practices using center weighting

and thus may prefer it.

4. Note that if you use Manual Focus lenses, this option is

not available to you (actually, your setting is ignored). Any

lens for which you have to set Non-CPU Lens Data will

default this function to 8mm.

Custom Setting #B6 Meter Compensation

(Fine tune optimal exposure)

The D300 has a Custom Setting that allows you to

individually dial in a permanent exposure compensation for

each metering system. This fine tuning of the meter systems is

"hidden"; in other words, it doesn't show up in the metering

displays as exposure compensation.

To use it, you first have to agree that you know the

compensation won't show up in the camera displays.

After this, you pick the metering system you want to alter and

then the value (using the Direction pad keys, each press of the

% and " keys alters the value by 1/6 of a stop).

Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D300