Nikon SB4H04000301 Manuel D’Utilisation

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The Shooting Menu

Choose a metering method suited to the composition 
and lighting conditions.

METERING

Spot
Center-weighted
Spot AF area

Matrix

Metering is shown by icons in the control panel and shooting display.  No icon appears 
in the shooting display when 

 (Matrix) is selected.  When spot AF-area metering is 

selected, a 

 icon appears in the control panel.

Control panel

Shooting
display

Spot metering 
target

F2.6

F2.6

F2.6

126

126

126

1/60

60

1/60

Camera compares measurements 
from 256 areas of frame with library 
of typical compositions to set expo-
sure for entire frame.

Recommended for most situations.

Camera sets exposure by metering 
area shown by square in center of 
monitor.  Only about 

1

/

32

 of frame is 

metered.

Ensures that subject in metering tar-
get is correctly exposed even if back-
ground is much brighter or darker.  
Can be used with autoexposure lock 
(

 22) to meter off-center subjects.

Camera meters entire frame but 
assigns weight of 80% to area in 
center of frame occupying roughly 
¼ of total.

Classic meter for  

portraits; pre-

serves background details while let-
ting lighting conditions at center of 
frame determine exposure.  Can be 
used with autoexposure lock (

 22) 

to meter off-center subjects.

Links spot metering to active focus 
area when auto or manual focus 
area selection is in effect (

 100).

Use instead of autoexposure lock to 
meter off-center subjects.  Not avail-
able if focus-area selection is off.

Metering