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Question: What differs between center-weighted metering and spot metering?
Answer: Each has the following characteristics.
Center-weighted Metering:
Averages the light value of entire scene, adding emphasis on the centeral image area.

Spot Metering:
In spot metering mode, the camera calculates the optimum exposure for the spot area at the center of the imate. This function is useful to obtain correct exposure for contrasty subject or very limited area of the subject.