yst Posted July 5, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Good day, could someone inform what and how to make use of the 49-area metering system on a new D-Lux 109? I looked up on the instructions but there is not much detail explain of it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Le Chef Posted July 5, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2018 It essentially takes light readings from those 49 points and then creates an average to set exposure for that shot. It’s failsafe. It works well on scenes with low contrast. If you have something specific in the shot you want perfectly exposed then center weighted or spot metering will give you greater precision. This applies even more to scenes with high contrast: do you want the detail from the brighter parts of the scene or from the shadows perfectly exposed? With center weighted or spot you are “encouraged” to make more of a conscious decision about exposure. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yst Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted July 5, 2018 It essentially takes light readings from those 49 points and then creates an average to set exposure for that shot. It’s failsafe. It works well on scenes with low contrast. If you have something specific in the shot you want perfectly exposed then center weighted or spot metering will give you greater precision. This applies even more to scenes with high contrast: do you want the detail from the brighter parts of the scene or from the shadows perfectly exposed? With center weighted or spot you are “encouraged” to make more of a conscious decision about exposure. Very good, thank you ! Though I am still not knowing why there are many small little green boxes appearing on the screen when press the shutter lightly when using this metering mode, and seems as soon released and light pressing again those small green boxes area changed even though I may keep the same composition... ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted July 5, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 5, 2018 Those green boxes are where the system is metering for exposure. They will change slightly as the light changes, even fractionally, between metering attempts. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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