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Lo-couk
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I guess this is the right section for my Q, On my K800i there is an option for the metering mode, these are "Normal" and "Spot". What is being metered, and how dose this affect my photo's?
I've taken photo's in both modes and get very similar results, so I'm somewhat baffled by this...
Cheers for replies,
Lo-couk.
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goldenface
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From wikipedia :
"Spot metering is very accurate and is not influenced by other areas in the frame. It is commonly used to shoot very high contrast scenes. For example, if the subject's back is being hit by the rising sun and the face is a lot darker than the bright halo around the subject's back and hairline (the subject is "backlit"), spot metering allows the photographer to measure the light bouncing off the subject's face and expose properly for that, instead of the much brighter light around the hairline. The area around the back and hairline will then become over-exposed. Spot metering is a method upon which the zone system depends."
Hope this helps
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Lo-couk
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Thanx Goldenface, That helps... Why didn't I give Wiki a try? LMAO!  pps:
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goldenface
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Funny cos I think my old S700i had this too but I didn't know what it was for, he he.
Basically, any part of the picture that is dark while at the same time being the subject needs to be spot-metered. I wonder how well it works.
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Posted: 2007-10-10 17:14
