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Exposure
Exposure Metering System
Your camera has three types of exposure metering systems:
✔ 3D Color Matrix Metering
✔ Center-Weighted Metering (page 6-10)
✔ Spot Metering (page 6-11)
3D Color Matrix Metering
With D-type AF Nikkor lenses (including AF-I or AF-S Nikkor), 3D Color Matrix
metering is automatically activated. 3D Color Matrix Metering uses various types of data:
scene brightness, scene contrast, focused subject’s distance (distance information) and
color distribution of the entire frame. Data on scene brightness, contrast and color
distribution is detected by the camera’s 1,005-pixel Matrix Sensor, while data on the
focused subject’s distance is detected and relayed by the D-type AF Nikkor lens.
Information on whether the main subject is centered is also detected. By analyzing this
data, your camera is able to provide correct exposure even in extremely complex lighting
situations.
☛ The Matrix Metering system can only be used with lenses having a built-in CPU
(such as AF Nikkor and AI-P lenses.) Refer To Appendix C. If there is no lens
attached to your camera, 3-D Color Matrix Metering reverts to Center Weighted
metering.