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The means by which a camera automatically determines exposure settings such as shutter speed, aperture, and ISO (sensitivity).

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Why do I meter under the chin with a lightmeter?

Putting the lightmeter under the chin makes sense to me because: a) It is incident light what's being measured, and the little sphere is to be located as close as posible to the surface being ilumin …
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Why would you have a light meter chose your aperture for you?

When using regulable flashes or countinuous lamps, the lightmeter does not tell the photographer what aperture to use, instead it tells which aperture the current lighting is set up for. The photogr …
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