Home
Reviews
Stock
- Buying
- Shutterstock
  - Subscription
  - Footage
- Dreamstime
- Fotolia
- Big Stock Photo
- iStock
- Spain
- A-M
- N-Z
- Selling
- Overview
- Equipment
- What to Take
- How Many
- Standards
- Quality
- Agencies
  - Shutterstock
  - Dreamstime
  - iStock
  - Fotolia
  - Big Stock
- Commissions
- Update
- Further Reading
Directory
- Join
- Photographers
  - European
  - UK
  - France
  - Germany
  - Spain
  - Italy
  - Turkey
  - Greece
  - Worldwide
  - USA
  - Egypt
  - New Zealand
  - Caribbean
Tips
- Forum
- Photography
- Photoshop
- Articles
- Lenses
- DSLR Newbie?
- Digital Newbie?
Gallery
Cameras
Store
Accessories
Blog News

Evaluative Metering

Evaluative Metering (Pink Area Below) - This is your cameras standard metering mode which most people use for most situations. It is well suited for most subjects including those that are backlit. It is basically just what your eyes do when looking at anything.

Evaluative Metering

The camera will assess the subject's position in the viewfinder; record the brightness of the general scene, front and rear lighting conditions and also the orientation of the camera (horizontal or vertical).

It will then set the correct exposure based on all of this information.

For general photography using natural light, I use this setting the most. Knowing that I can tweak light and dark areas later on, I just let the camera record an average reading of the scene.

Evaluative Metering

Main Menu