Nikon D500 User Manual

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To choose a metering option, press the 

Y button and rotate the 

main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the 
viewfinder and control panel.

A

Specifying the focal length and maximum aperture of non-CPU lenses 
using the Non-CPU lens data option in the setup menu (

allows the camera to use color matrix metering when matrix is selected 
and improves the accuracy of center-weighted and spot metering. 
Center-weighted metering will be used if highlight-weighted metering 
is selected with non-CPU lenses or if matrix metering is selected with 
non-CPU lenses for which lens data have not been supplied. Note that 
center-weighted metering may also be used if highlight-weighted 
metering is selected with certain CPU lenses (AI-P NIKKOR lenses and 
AF lenses that are not of type G, E, or D; 

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See Custom Setting b5 (Matrix metering, 

0 295) for information on 

choosing whether matrix metering uses face detection. For 
information on making separate adjustments to optimal exposure for 
each metering method, see Custom Setting b7 (Fine-tune optimal 
exposure, 

Y button