87The Shooting MenuMeteringChoose a metering method suited to the compositionand lighting conditions.METERINGSpotCenter-weightedSpot AF areaMatrixMeteringMetering is shown by icons in the control panel and shooting display. No icon appearsin the shooting display when (Matrix) is selected. When spot AF-area metering isselected, a icon appears in the control panel.Control panelShootingdisplaySpot meteringtarget8M8M8MF2.8F2.8F2.81/60601/60 126126126Mode How it works When to use itMatrixCamera compares measurementsfrom 256 areas of frame with libraryof typical compositions to set expo-sure for entire frame.Recommended for most situations.SpotCamera sets exposure by meteringarea shown by square in center ofmonitor. Only about 1/32 of frame ismetered.Ensures that subject in metering tar-get is correctly exposed even if back-ground is much brighter or darker.Can be used with autoexposure lock( 22) to meter off-center subjects.Center-weightedCamera meters entire frame butassigns weight of 80% to area incenter of frame occupying roughly¼ of total.Classic meter for portraits; pre-serves background details while let-ting lighting conditions at center offrame determine exposure. Can beused with autoexposure lock ( 22)to meter off-center subjects.Spot AFareaLinks spot metering to active focusarea when auto or manual focusarea selection is in effect ( 100).Use instead of autoexposure lock tometer off-center subjects. Not avail-able if focus-area selection is off.Metering
