How does a camera’s metering system work?
Marcus Hawkins
Photographer and writer Marcus is a former editor of Digital Camera
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The light meter inside your camera measures the intensity of light coming through the lens, and works out how much is needed to produce a well-exposed photo – all in a split-second when you tap the shutter release button. That’s the theory, at least. In reality there is some room for error when it
