Center-Weighted Meter
If you were raised on a classic center-weighted meter and still
prefer that type, the D300(S)’s exposure meter can be
transformed into a flexible center-weighted meter with a
variable-sized weighting that you can control.
The Center-weighted meter in the D300(S) meters the entire
frame but concentrates most of the metering in an 8mm circle
in the middle of the frame. If you’d like, you can make the
circle as small as 6mm or as large as 13mm. Let’s examine
the Center-weighted meter more closely.
Figure 9-3. Metering selector dial set to Center-weighted
Using Custom setting b5, you can change the size of the circle
where the D300(S) concentrates the meter reading (see the
chapter titled Chapter 4). If you’d like, you can even
completely eliminate the circle and use the entire Viewfinder
frame as a basic averaging meter.
As mentioned previously, the circle in your Viewfinder is
normally 8mm. However, by using Custom setting b5 you can
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