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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 147269" data-attributes="member: 4923">Yes, matrix is probably best. But explore the other modes too. Matrix uses fancy camera smarts to give the best overall exposure. Center weighted is similar, but gives more consideration to the object in the center. Spot is exactly that, measures on the focus point.Spot is good if you have a particular object of interest. Let's say you photograph a black or a white cat on green grass. Spot meter on the cat and you will get great detail on the white or black fur, but the grass will be under or over exposed. With spot metering on the cat, white cat= underexposed grass, black cat=overexposed grass. Also good for someone's face when bright sun is behind them.So by you using spot metering only a tiny portion of your scene was considered for exposure, causing over or under exposure for the rest. Also look at exposure compensation for some scenes. Without changing meter modes, you can add or remove exposure to a scene. For instance if you had many black cats on the grass, adding +1 would show the cats better, but over expose the grass slightly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 147269, member: 4923"] Yes, matrix is probably best. But explore the other modes too. Matrix uses fancy camera smarts to give the best overall exposure. Center weighted is similar, but gives more consideration to the object in the center. Spot is exactly that, measures on the focus point. Spot is good if you have a particular object of interest. Let's say you photograph a black or a white cat on green grass. Spot meter on the cat and you will get great detail on the white or black fur, but the grass will be under or over exposed. With spot metering on the cat, white cat= underexposed grass, black cat=overexposed grass. Also good for someone's face when bright sun is behind them. So by you using spot metering only a tiny portion of your scene was considered for exposure, causing over or under exposure for the rest. Also look at exposure compensation for some scenes. Without changing meter modes, you can add or remove exposure to a scene. For instance if you had many black cats on the grass, adding +1 would show the cats better, but over expose the grass slightly. [/QUOTE]

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