Built-in Light Meter
1. What is the difference between an incident light meter and a reflective light meter? Which is used in the DSLR camera? The difference between an incident light meter and a reflective light meter is that an incident light meters are hand held or built into a camera and is aimed at a subject to make a reading.It measures the luminance of a subject. While an incident meter is faced towards the camera from the position of the subject and measures the light falling on a subject. The DSLR camera has a reflective light meter.
2. Describe how a center weighted meter works. A center weighted meter works by averaging all the light in the scene and weighs the average to give more emphasis to the area at the center of the viewfinder.
3. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly? If the light conditions are uniformly such as a snowy day, light and dark scenes and when the subject is not in the center of the frame may cause the light meter to not work properly.
4. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading? The steps to over come a misleading reading are to use a reflected light meter in order to make an overall reading of the objects in the scene. Go close to the area you want light without casting a shadow and get a meter reading then go back to capture the whole image.
5. In a reflected light meter, what is the tonal value the meter “see” and recommends as the exposure? In a reflected light meter, the tonal value the meter will "see"and recommends is middle gray.
6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter? In order to make a white object white, set the meter two stops more then indicated to give it more exposure.
7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter? In order to make a black object black, meter the shadow then expose two stops less then indicated.
2. Describe how a center weighted meter works. A center weighted meter works by averaging all the light in the scene and weighs the average to give more emphasis to the area at the center of the viewfinder.
3. What lighting situations can cause the cameras light meter to not work properly? If the light conditions are uniformly such as a snowy day, light and dark scenes and when the subject is not in the center of the frame may cause the light meter to not work properly.
4. What are the steps to over come a misleading reading? The steps to over come a misleading reading are to use a reflected light meter in order to make an overall reading of the objects in the scene. Go close to the area you want light without casting a shadow and get a meter reading then go back to capture the whole image.
5. In a reflected light meter, what is the tonal value the meter “see” and recommends as the exposure? In a reflected light meter, the tonal value the meter will "see"and recommends is middle gray.
6. Explain in your own words how to make a white object white when using an averaging meter? In order to make a white object white, set the meter two stops more then indicated to give it more exposure.
7. Explain in your own words how to make a black object black when using an averaging meter? In order to make a black object black, meter the shadow then expose two stops less then indicated.