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Q Metering is a mystery to me, so I have the camera on spot meter all the time. Is this right?
Kirsty Unwin
As a general rule of thumb, if you want a metering mode that will give you the best average of a scene, I’d suggest that you opt for Evaluative (Canon), Matrix (Nikon), ESP (Olympus) or Multi (Sony, Panasonic, Fujifilm). These metering modes take a reading from various places within the scene you’ve framed up and give you a general reading that provides a relatively accurate exposure – although you may need a little of exposure compensation.
Spot metering doesn’t work like this. It allows you to pick a specific point with the
