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Question:	What is the difference in metering among multi-segment, spot, and center-weighted?
Answer:	Multi-segment metering uses 256 segments to measure luminance and color. This data is combined with distance information to calculate the camera exposure. This advanced metering system will accurate worry-free exposures in almost all situations including backlight condition.Spot metering uses a small circle area within the middle of image to calculate the exposure. The spot allows precise exposure measurements of a particular object without being influenced by extremely bright or dark areas within the scene.Center weighted measures light values over the entire image area with emphasis given in the central region.In backlight condition or when the subject is not in the center of image, exposure compensation will be required.

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What is the difference in metering among multi-segment, spot, and center-weighted?

Answer:

Multi-segment metering uses 256 segments to measure luminance and color. This data is combined with distance information to calculate the camera exposure. This advanced metering system will accurate worry-free exposures in almost all situations including backlight condition.Spot metering uses a small circle area within the middle of image to calculate the exposure. The spot allows precise exposure measurements of a particular object without being influenced by extremely bright or dark areas within the scene.Center weighted measures light values over the entire image area with emphasis given in the central region.In backlight condition or when the subject is not in the center of image, exposure compensation will be required.