Nikon Coolpix P6000 User Manual page 153

Shpoting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Metering
Choose how the camera meters exposure. Set the metering method.
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Matrix (default setting)
Camera sets exposure for entire frame. Recommended in most situations.
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
(~29)
to meter off-center subjects.
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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.
Subject must be in the metering area before shooting. Can be used with focus lock
(~29)
to meter off-center subjects.
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Spot AF area
Camera meters selected focus area. Available only when a setting other than Center
is selected for AF area mode
(~, 44).
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Note on Metering
At magnifications of 1.2x to 1.8x,
Metering
is set to
Center-weighted,
and at magnifications of 2.0x
to 4.0x, to
Spot.
When digital zoom is in effect, the metered area is not shown in the monitor.
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Metering Area
The active metering area is displayed in the monitor when
Center-weighted or Spot
for
Metering
is selected.
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