Sony A6100 Help Manual page 393

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-6100
α6100
Metering Mode
Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure.
MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Metering Mode] → desired setting.
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Menu item details
Multi:
Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the proper exposure of the
entire screen (Multi-pattern metering).
Center:
Measures the average brightness of the entire screen, while emphasizing the central area of the screen (Center-
weighted metering).
Spot:
Measures only the central area (Spot metering). This mode is suitable for measuring light on the back-lit subject or when
the contrast of the background and the subject is strong.
Hint
When [Multi] is selected and [Face Priority in Multi Metering] is set to [On], the camera measures brightness based on detected
faces.
Note
[Metering Mode] is locked to [Multi] in the following shooting modes:
[Intelligent Auto]
[Superior Auto]
[Scene Selection]
Other zoom functions than the optical zoom
Related Topic
AE lock
Face Priority in Multi Metering
D-Range Optimizer (DRO)
Auto HDR
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