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Canon 5D Mark II
Small WB button
on the top right
hand side of the
camera. Use the
small dial on top
of the camera to
select spot meter.
*Thecameras use the quotation mark similar to the way the North American decimal point
is used. In Europe, the comma is used to denote the decimal point. DSLR viewfinders will
display only the denominator if the shutter speed is a fraction while the LCD will display the
Two methods are shown below. The first method simply requires you to count the number
of shutter values required to travel between each extreme to the average exposure. The
second method requires you to divide by two or multiply by two until you reach the other
meter reading. Let's use an example where you meter 1 second in the shadows, 1/4 sec-
ond average exposure, and 1/160 of a second in bright areas where you want to be able
resolve details.
Method One
EV distance from brightest area to average exposure using 1/3 EV shutter
settings
0
1
2
0 EV
1/3
2/3
1/25
1/20
1/15
8
9
10
8/3
+3
10/3
EV
Canon Rebel T1i
Press the set but-
ton in the middle
of the directional
buttons on the
back right hand
side of the camera.
Use the buttons
that surround to
navigate to the
icon that is on the
right hand side
and the third row
up. Press the set
button again. Use
the left and right
buttons to select
spot metering.
1/80
1/60
1/50
3
4
5
+1
4/3
5/3
EV
1/13
1/10
1/8
11
12
13
11/3
+4
13/3
EV
Nikon D700
There is a dial that
is to the right of the
eye piece. Rotate
the dial counter
clockwise until it
points at the single
dot. This sets the
metering type to a
spot meter.
1/40
1/30
6
7
+2
7/3
EV
1/4
14
14/3
Nikon D90
Use the Center-
Weighted Area
metering mode.
The default circle
is 8mm. You can
change this to
6mm for a smaller
spot.
This is changed in
Custom settings B
menu underneath
b3 center weighted
area. There are
other metering
settings that can
affect metering.
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