Sony A6500 - Metering Mode

shoot images with less noise.
1/4000 ― 30":
The ISO sensitivity starts to change at the shutter speed you have set.
Hint
The difference in shutter speed at which ISO sensitivity starts to change between [Faster], [Fast],
[Standard], [Slow], and [Slower] is 1 EV.
Note
If the exposure is insufficient even when the ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO AUTO Maximum] in [ISO
AUTO], in order to shoot with an appropriate exposure, the shutter speed will be slower than the
speed set in [ISO AUTO Min. SS].
In the following situations, the shutter speed may not function as set:
When using the flash to shoot bright scenes. (The maximum shutter speed is limited to the flash-
syncing speed of 1/160 seconds.)
When using the flash to shoot dark scenes with the [Flash Mode] set to [Fill-flash] or [Wireless].
(The minimum shutter speed is limited to the speed automatically determined by the camera.)
[309] List of MENU items Camera Settings1
Metering Mode
Selects the metering mode that sets which part of the screen to measure for determining the
exposure.
Menu item details
Multi:
Measures light on each area after dividing the total area into multiple areas and determines the
proper exposure of the entire screen (Multi-pattern metering).
Center:
Measures the average brightness of the entire screen, while emphasizing the central area of the
screen (Center-weighted metering).
Spot:
Measures only the central area (Spot metering). This mode is suitable for measuring light on a
specified part of the entire screen. The size of the metering circle can be selected from [Spot:
Standard] and [Spot: Large]. The position of the metering circle depends the setting for [Spot
Metering Point].
Entire Screen Avg.:
MENU →
(Camera Settings1) → [Metering Mode] → desired setting.
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