Mastering the Nikon D300

2.5. Center-Weighted Meter

If you're a bit old-fashioned and were raised on a classic center-weighted meter, and still prefer that type, the D300's exposure meter can be transformed into a flexible center-weighted meter with a variable sized weighting that you can control (Figure 3).

The Center-weighted meter in the D300 meters the entire frame, but concentrates most of the metering into an 8mm circle in the middle of the frame. If you'd like, you can make the circle as small as 6mm or as large as 13mm. Let's examine the Center-weighted meter more closely.

Using Custom Setting b5, you can change the size of the circle where the D300 concentrates the meter reading (see Chapter 6 – Custom Setting Banks). If you'd like, you can even completely ...