D-Lux 8 - spot metering

[John Davison]

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According to the PDF Instruction Manual (page 87), when I set the camera to spot metering, the metered field is indicated by a cross.

In practice, when I set my camera to spot metering, the display doesn’t change and there is no cross.

Am I missing something (other than the cross!)?  Has anyone else experienced this?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

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[jaapv]

Sometimes the cross which is very small hides itself in a corner 

[John Davison]

Thank you.  Checking now!

 

Edit

Result: still no trace of the cross.

 

Edited May 15 by John Davison

[starcolony]

Leave the lens cap on to create a black background to more easily view the tiny white +.

When I change to SPOT  there is a tiny white + in the center of my screen.

Change to FIELD and the + disappears.

good luck.

Edited May 15 by starcolony

[John Davison]

31 minutes ago, starcolony said:

Leave the lens cap on to create a black background to more easily view the tiny white +.

When I change to SPOT  there is a tiny white + in the center of my screen.

Change to FIELD and the + disappears.

good luck.

Thanks, but still no joy.  I think I'll have to email Leica.

[rsolomon]

move the focal point around in all directions till you notice it  - 

Just FYI, 

once you pick the area where you want the focal point save it in the custom user profile so you’ll know where it is. 

[rsolomon]

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Just a thought , confirm you are setting spot FOCUS vs spot METER.    

From the manual ......

 

EXPOSURE METERING METHODS

• Spot
• Center-weighted
• Multi-field

AUTOFOCUS  METHODS:

The AF mode offers various metering methods for focusing. A successful focus setting is identified by a green frame, an unsuccessful one is shown in red.

Factory setting: Multi-Field

Select Focusing in the main menu

→Select AF Mode

→Select the desired setting

(Multi-Field, Spot, Field, Zone, Tracking, Eye / Face)

 

 

# 14 vs #18 below

 

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14 Autofocus metering method

18 Exposure metering method

Edited May 15 by rsolomon

[John Davison]

I see a cross when I set spot focus, but that’s not the problem I'm trying to address.

The manual says:

 

SPOT/FIELD METERING

Both methods detect only those parts of the object that

are within the relevant AF frames. The metering fields

are indicated by a small frame (field metering) or a

cross (spot metering). (My bold).

 

When I set spot metering, my camera does not show a cross.