The light meter in your camera measures the light in a scene to set the exposure.
When we look at a scene, our retinas see the light coming from everywhere.
Light meters are different.
They "see" the light from only a portion of the scene.
You can use the settings below to change what parts of a scene the light meter will measure.
Press down on the Light Meter button, and turn a control knob to change from one setting to another.
| Setting | Does This |
| Multi, Matrix, or Evaluative |
The light meter measures the intensity of the light in many parts of a scene. Then, the camera's computer compares the many measurements to examples stored in the computer. The computer then sets the exposure according to the best match between the scene and the examples. |
| Center-weighted | The light meter measures the light mostly in the center part of the scene. |
| Spot | A small portion of the scene is measured. Often, the area measured is the area between the focus markings in the center of the viewfinder. |