Sony a7SIII Help Manual page 172

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7SM3
α7SIII
Metering Mode (still image/movie)
Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the exposure.
MENU → (Exposure/Color) → [Metering] → [
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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 inside the metering circle. This mode is suitable for measuring light on a specified part of the entire
screen. The size of the metering circle can be selected from [Spot: Standard] and [Spot: Large]. The position of the
metering circle depends the setting for [
Entire Screen Avg.:
Measures the average brightness of the entire screen. The exposure will be stable even if the composition or the position
of the subject changes.
Highlight:
Measures the brightness while emphasizing the highlighted area on the screen. This mode is suitable for shooting the
subject while avoiding overexposure.
Hint
The spot metering point can be coordinated with the focus area by using [Focus Point Link].
When [Multi] is selected and [
detected faces.
When [ Metering Mode] is set to [Highlight] and the [D-Range Optimizer] function is activated, the brightness and the contrast
will be corrected automatically by dividing the image into small areas and analyzing the contrast of light and shadow. Make
settings based on the shooting circumstances.
Note
[ Metering Mode] is locked to [Multi] in the following shooting situations:
[Intelligent Auto]
When using a zoom function other than the optical zoom
In [Highlight] mode, the subject may be dark if a brighter part exists on the screen.
Related Topic
AE lock
Spot Metering Point (still image/movie)
Face Priority in Multi Metering (still image/movie)
Spot Metering Point].
Face Priority in Multi Metering] is set to [On], the camera measures brightness based on
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Metering Mode] → desired setting.