Exposure & Metering
3 terms
Centre-weighted Average Metering
Exposure & Metering
A metering pattern that averages the whole frame while giving most of the weight — typically 60 to 80 per cent — to the central area.
Clipping
Exposure & Metering
The loss of tonal information when values are pushed past the maximum or minimum a file can encode.
Crushed Blacks
Exposure & Metering
Shadow areas pushed to pure black so that separation between dark tones is lost.