The means by which a camera automatically determines exposure settings such as shutter speed, aperture, and ISO (sensitivity).
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How can I meter to get a black object black?
If I have something in my scene that I want rather close to pure black - can I spot meter off the object and then adjust the exposure by a consistent, pre-defined number of stops to get black instead ...
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Since I can't get a light meter reading in the Canon EOS utility on manual, what should I do instead?
I've made a giant copy stand using an artist easel that slides up and down. It's working great, and after help on here I've decided to shoot my artwork archive project on manual (M) setting while ...
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What does TTL mean?
I'm new to photography and I see the term TTL all over the place. What does it mean? And how do I use it to make my pictures better?
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How do I meter for long exposures (10+ minutes)?
One of my longstanding interests is long exposure night photography.
However, many of the situations where I am shooting require exposure lengths on the order of 10 minutes, which is far beyond what ...
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Can spot metering be corrected in post processing?
I just started experimenting with spot metering + exposure compensation. I'm wondering if it's possible to make adjustments during post processing to correct the metering. I'm pretty sure (correct me ...
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What is the photopic luminous efficiency function?
What is the photopic luminous efficiency function?
Is it actually a the, or are there multiple such functions? Is it an absolute fact of nature or simply an agreed-on standard? If the later, who ...
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How to calculate Lux from EV?
Instead of looking up a chart, how can I calculate Lux from EV? Thanks!
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Light meter adjustment for a manual focusing screen
Katz Eye has replacement focusing screens for semipro Canon cameras, but they do affect the light meter in some situations. I am rather fond of using my spot meter, but am annoyed by the effects of ...
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Metering - How to account for the light from the flash
I pretty much use Manual mode (in my Nikon D40) and learning quite a lot from it. Though I understand "Metering" for correct exposure, I've trouble understanding it while using Flash (both in-built as ...
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Creating Proper Exposure with a Pentax PZ10
Not long ago, my Pentax K1000 was damaged and I upgraded to the Pentax PZ10 (both film cameras). I feel lost with trying to get the right exposure on the PZ10; with the K1000 I used a third-party ...
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Difference between metering modes
My canon XTi has the following metering modes; Evaluative, Partial, and Center-Weighted Average.
What is the diference between these and what situations would you them in?
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Is Center-weighted metering a type of spot-metering?
Does center-weighted metering use the same camera/lens adjustments as spot metering with the exception of the focus which is in the center? Or is there a technical difference in the way ...
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How can I check the metering calibration on my camera?
I have a feeling that my camera isn't metering as well as it used to, and I think it is now over exposing by about a stop. Whilst this can be counteracted by using exposure compensation, it's not a ...
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Metering mode in panasonic Fz35
I am new to photography, recently I bought a new camera which is Panasonic Fz35 which has lots of nice features in it. However while browsing through the settings mode, I found an option for Metering ...
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How can correctly measure light using a built-in camera meter?
Many times I shot photos, but the photo is some times too bright or too dark and the colors are incorrect.
Some times the white on the photo is not the white that I have on background but gray and I ...
