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<blockquote data-quote="kevy73" data-source="post: 316075" data-attributes="member: 23493">I will swap between matrix and spot depending on the scene and what I am trying to achieve, but do spend most of my time on matrix.&nbsp; However when on matrix metering, it is essential you understand how the camera's meter works and it all revolves around neutral grey... If you think about a bright sunlit scene, a bride - in white - your matrix metering mode is going to want to take the exposure DOWN to neutral grey.&nbsp; Same as if you had a dark skinned person in a dark suit in a dimly lit room, the matrix meter is going to want to bring the image UP to neutral grey.In both cases the image you take - if you trust the meter will be either darker or brighter than you wanted it to be and wouldn't represent the actual light and scene you had in front of you.So.&nbsp; You need to compensate.&nbsp; In the first example, the bright scene, bride in white, you actually need to over expose (according to the meter) the image to make it correct and with the dark scene, you need to under expose the image (according to the meter) to make it true to what you see.How much you under or over expose all depends on how bright or how dark and it is something you learn and get used to.Jerry Ghionis explains this a lot better than me I am sure if you can find one of his videos when he discusses exposure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kevy73, post: 316075, member: 23493"] I will swap between matrix and spot depending on the scene and what I am trying to achieve, but do spend most of my time on matrix. However when on matrix metering, it is essential you understand how the camera's meter works and it all revolves around neutral grey... If you think about a bright sunlit scene, a bride - in white - your matrix metering mode is going to want to take the exposure DOWN to neutral grey. Same as if you had a dark skinned person in a dark suit in a dimly lit room, the matrix meter is going to want to bring the image UP to neutral grey. In both cases the image you take - if you trust the meter will be either darker or brighter than you wanted it to be and wouldn't represent the actual light and scene you had in front of you. So. You need to compensate. In the first example, the bright scene, bride in white, you actually need to over expose (according to the meter) the image to make it correct and with the dark scene, you need to under expose the image (according to the meter) to make it true to what you see. How much you under or over expose all depends on how bright or how dark and it is something you learn and get used to. Jerry Ghionis explains this a lot better than me I am sure if you can find one of his videos when he discusses exposure. [/QUOTE]

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