Metering with a DSLR ? Hi, can someone please advise if setting the metering (spot/centre weighted/matrix etc) is necessary when shooting in manual mode, or is it only for semi-manual modes (aperture priority etc) ? Still trying to get my head around metering. submitted by /u/Aussiebrat7

Exposure and Metering Modes I’ve recently picked up a Sony a6400 with 18-135mm lens as my first “real” camera and I’m still trying to figure things out. Exposure has been a big problem I’ve been trying to work through and still haven’t quite got a handle of. My impression was that I should preferentially underexpose the image in order to preserve highlights, so long as I’m…