Canon EOS 700D Instruction Manual page 118

q Changing the Metering ModeN
Metering Range During Live View Shooting
With q (evaluative metering) and e (center-weighted average
metering), the metering range is almost the same as with view metering), the metering range is almost the same as with view metering), the metering range is almost the same as with viewfinder
shooting.
With w (partial metering) and r (spot metering), the metering
range slightly differs from viewfinder shooting. The approximate
metering ranges are as shown below:
Partial metering Partial metering Partial metering
* The figures show when [Grid 2 m] is set. The metering ranges are not
* The figures show when [ * The figures show when
displayed on the LCD monitor. displayed on the LCD monitor. displayed on the LCD monitor.
With q (evaluative metering) during viewfinder shooting, the exposure
setting will be locked when you press the shutter button halfway and focus is
achieved. With w (partial metering), r (spot metering), and e (center-
weighted average metering), exposure setting is set at the moment of
exposure. (The exposure setting is not locked when you press the shutter
button halfway.) During Live View shooting, the exposure setting is set at the
moment of exposure, regardless of the metering mode setting.
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e
Center-weighted average metering
The brightness is metered at the image center
and then averaged for the entire scene. This
metering mode is for advanced users.
finder shooting. The approximate finder shooting. The approximate
Spot metering Spot metering Spot metering
[Grid 2 Grid 2
(spot metering), the metering (spot metering), the metering