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R5/R6 Metering

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drsnoopy Senior Member • Posts: 1,216
Re: R5/R6 Metering

SigZero wrote:

PMUK wrote:

Basil Fawlty wrote:

If I could ask Canon to make one change to the R5/R6 or other R series cameras, it would be to enable a feature that would allow the camera to meter the scene based on where you have the focus point aimed.

I believe how metering works, is say you have spot metering or evaluative metering set - the light for the shot is metered from roughly the center of the scene. But what if your focus point is somewhere to the left or right and the lighting in that part of the scene is much different?

It would be nice to have a feature (selectable) that would allow you to have the metering based on wherever you have the focus point aimed. I would think this could be accomplished with a firmware update?

Do you have a "wish" for future firmware upgrades?

Hi Basil,

+ Customise the (Rate) button for other functions and, finally, vary the shots/sec rate in ES.

Phil

Yep, zebra in still is the feature I miss mostly on my R5 (especially after Sony's zebras that were linked to RAW output levels)

As for evaluative metering - for sure it is weighted to current AF region - independently of AF mode of operation.

Br, Pawel

The problem with Evaluative metering is exactly that - weighted/linked to the AF point.  This point may not be an appropriate brightness for the rest of the image, leading to incorrect exposure.  One way to avoid this is to use average metering.  Having spot metering tied to the centre of the frame is a nuisance and surely linking the spot to the AF point (portraiture for example) could be implemented in firmware.

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