ZX-M metering coverage ?

Hi all. I would like to know if any could tell me how much area is

used in the viewfinder when the camera is in multi-segment metering

mode. Does the area change at all when different focal length lenses

are used or does it stay static and the overall veiw just change.

Thanks !!

I've been using the ZX-M for a few years and to be honest I'm not too technically minded. I've always treated the camera as though it had center-weighted metering and I get well exposed shots that way.

 

I'm not sure I understand your question about how much area is used. If it helps I believe you get about 92% of the final image when looking thru the viewfinder and this does not change depending on the lens.

From what I understand, the metering is basically like a center-weighted metering. It depends on the lens you have on it. With any autofocus lens, or an 'A' lens, it is two segment, with any other lens it is center weighted, picked by the camera. I have heard that the metering is slightly squewed to the bottom half of the frame. The area metered is the same when viewed througth the finder. When standing in a fixed spot and changing lens lengths, the area coverd by the meter will matter on the focal length picked. The wider the lens, the larger the area the meter is seeing, the longer the lens, the smaller the area it is seeing. Hope this helps and doesn't confuse.<div></div>

I've been using the 50mm A f/2 which gives you that dual segment metering, but I've treated it like center-weighted. I get good results this way. I recently acuired the non-A 50mm f/1.2 which only gives you center-weighted metering but I haven't noticed any difference.