Quick Tips: The Right Metering Method on a Nikon D80
[ music ]
^M00:00:02
>> The D80 from Nikkon is an amazingly smart digital SLR, but it can't read your mind. I'm Brian Cooley with a Quick Tip on how to set the metering mode so it almost can. First of all, turn the camera on. Then you're gonna find this button here by the shutter button, looks kinda like a cross hairs in a rifle scope. It's not. Press that down and then rotate the sub-menu wheel. That's under your right thumb on the back of the grip. As you move through the three modes, you'll find one of them looks like that. That means an averaging. It takes the entire image and averages it out to get the exposure for everything that you're pointed at. Go one more and you see this one here. That means center weighted. In this mode, the camera's gonna focus on what's in the heart of the image and disregard what's around the periphery when it sets the exposure. That's great for portraits. When you want someone's face to be just right and what's around their head can be too bright or too dark, as long as the face comes out just the way you want. And the last mode in this space is that one right there. The dot in the middle. That means a very pinpoint focus. It's single point exposure. By doing that, the camera is going to only expose for the point which is also where the focus is being measured from. That's a great technique for something very small in a large field or something which you know you're going to crop the background away from later. You can just get the metering right on that one spot and ignore everything else. So these are three levels of tightness if you will, of how the camera scales down what it looks at when it sets exposure. They're easy to set and it's easy to go back of course to the full averaging mode. This has been a Quick Tip on how to set your metering method on the D80 and similar Nikkon DSLR's.
^M00:01:44
[ music ]
Up Next
Perform a factory reset on your Chromecast
Up Next
Perform a factory reset on your Chromecast
Use a USB device to install PS4 updates
Use a USB device to install PS4 updates
Stream PS4 games on the PS Vita
Stream PS4 games on the PS Vita
Setting up parental controls on the PS4
Setting up parental controls on the PS4
Schedule Do Not Disturb in iOS 7
Schedule Do Not Disturb in iOS 7
Samsung Galaxy S4 navigation secrets
Samsung Galaxy S4 navigation secrets
Hide embarrassing or private Facebook activity
Hide embarrassing or private Facebook activity
Access hidden Netflix streaming settings
Access hidden Netflix streaming settings
Boot directly to the desktop in Windows 8.1
Boot directly to the desktop in Windows 8.1
Tips and tricks for using less data on iOS 7
Tips and tricks for using less data on iOS 7
Tech Shows
Latest News All latest news
What to Expect at Apple's May 7 iPad Event
What to Expect at Apple's May 7 iPad Event
Did a Week With the Apple Watch Make Me Use My iPhone Less?
Did a Week With the Apple Watch Make Me Use My iPhone Less?
How Google Tests the Cameras in Its Pixel Phones
How Google Tests the Cameras in Its Pixel Phones
Boston Dynamics' New Electric Atlas vs. Tesla's Optimus
Boston Dynamics' New Electric Atlas vs. Tesla's Optimus
What is the Fediverse?
What is the Fediverse?
The Missing Piece to Apple's Eco-Friendly Mission
The Missing Piece to Apple's Eco-Friendly Mission
Most Popular All most popular
First Look at TSA's Self-Screening Tech (in VR!)
First Look at TSA's Self-Screening Tech (in VR!)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: More AI at a Higher Cost
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: More AI at a Higher Cost
'Circle to Search' Lets Users Google From Any Screen
'Circle to Search' Lets Users Google From Any Screen
Asus Put Two 14-inch OLEDs in a Laptop, Unleashes First OLED ROG Gaming Laptop
Asus Put Two 14-inch OLEDs in a Laptop, Unleashes First OLED ROG Gaming Laptop
Samsung Galaxy Ring: First Impressions
Samsung Galaxy Ring: First Impressions
Best of Show: The Coolest Gadgets of CES 2024
Best of Show: The Coolest Gadgets of CES 2024
Latest Products All latest products
2025 Audi Q6, SQ6 E-Tron: Audi's Newest EV Is Its Most Compelling
2025 Audi Q6, SQ6 E-Tron: Audi's Newest EV Is Its Most Compelling
Hands-On with Ford's Free Tesla Charging Adapter
Hands-On with Ford's Free Tesla Charging Adapter
Nuro R3 is an Adorable Self-Driving Snack Bar
Nuro R3 is an Adorable Self-Driving Snack Bar
First Look: The $349 Nothing Phone 2A Aims to Brighten Your Day
First Look: The $349 Nothing Phone 2A Aims to Brighten Your Day
Best of MWC 2024: Bendable Screens, AI Wearables and More
Best of MWC 2024: Bendable Screens, AI Wearables and More
This Concept Laptop from Lenovo Has a Transparent Display
This Concept Laptop from Lenovo Has a Transparent Display
Latest How To All how to videos
Tips and Tricks for the AirPods Pro 2
Tips and Tricks for the AirPods Pro 2
How to Watch the Solar Eclipse Safely From Your Phone
How to Watch the Solar Eclipse Safely From Your Phone
Windows 11 Tips and Hidden Features
Windows 11 Tips and Hidden Features
Vision Pro App Walkthrough -- VisionOS 1.0.3
Vision Pro App Walkthrough -- VisionOS 1.0.3
Tips and Tricks for the Galaxy S24 Ultra
Tips and Tricks for the Galaxy S24 Ultra
TikTok Is Now on the Apple Vision Pro