Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<< Could someone tell someone stuck in the dark ages with an M2 and M3 what matrix metering, and #D matrix metering are? -Jay- >> Jay, with a matrix meter the frame area is divided in several segments. The metering system reads the exposure for each of these segments. These readings are compared to a databased stored in a computer chip. The computer determines the exposure based upon this information. For example, (oversimplified) if the center segment is dark and the several segments above are very light, (person standing in front of a bright sky), the computer will determine that it needs to increase exposure so that the central object is not underexposed. Tom Shea