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ESP vs Spot Metering?

Started Nov 5, 2019 | Discussions thread
Enders Shadow
Enders Shadow Veteran Member • Posts: 3,604
Re: ESP vs Spot Metering?

elliottnewcomb wrote:

metering area to follow focus area location.

Not sure about your model. I actively change metering from center to spot, and have my Stylus 1 set so spot metering area location automatically follows wherever I move spot focus to.

That's not a option with the TG series. When Face Priority a enabled, a slight exposure priority is assigned to the area(s) where faces are detected. However, the entire scene is still evaluated for exposure.

In addition, because I shoot shutter mode so often, I find having AEL set up on a rocker/button a big help. I simply aim at a brighter/darker area, choke/open exposure, lock it, back down to my subject.

There's no shutter priority mode (or manual exposure) on any TG. And, with a limited number of buttons, there's no seperate AEL option or the ability to reassign button functions.

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