B. outdoor backlit subject, C. front-iit subject against dark background – Nikon N6000 User Manual

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METERING SYSTEM SELECTION - WHEN TO USE
MATRIX OR CENTER-WEIGHTED METERING

In scenes with both very bright and very dark areas, these two

metering systems produce varying results. For example:

A. Scene containing the sun or scenes with high refiectivity

It a scene contains strong highlights, such as the sun, snow or

bright reflections, Center-Weighted Metering renders the main

subject as a silhouette. With Matrix Metering, however, the light

value of darker parts is evaluated, resulting in an overall well-

balanced exposure.

B. Outdoor backlit subject

With Center-Weighted Metering, a backlit subject or scene with

people against a bright sky and/or clouds may lead to an under

exposed shot. With Matrix Metering, however, the camera auto
matically gives more exposure to darker subjects to ensure a
balanced overall exposure.

C. Front-iit subject against dark background

If a brightly lit off-center subject is positioned against a dark
background, Center-Weighted Metering places too much empha

sis on the dark center of the picture. So although the background

is correctly exposed, the main subject will be overexposed. Matrix
Metering, however, automatically integrates a dark background

with a bright subject to ensure the best overall exposure.