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I just learn about the metering mode and focus area on youtube.
But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
I got a sony a6300 camera.
focus metering models
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I just learn about the metering mode and focus area on youtube.
But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
I got a sony a6300 camera.
focus metering models
asked Aug 31 at 13:11
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I'm not sure I understand the question. A modern camera is normally in some kind of metering mode (mostly one of a set of algorithms the camera uses to determine shutter speed, aperture and "ISO" settings) and at the same time some kind focusing mode (how the camera determines focus, with, potentially, a specific focusing area selected). Although there are some common generic types of metering modes and focus modes, these really do vary quite a bit between cameras. On some cameras there can be metering and focus modes are that are interconnected, but not always.
– David Rouse
Aug 31 at 13:28
I have a sony a6300 that i just got and starting to learn all the function @DavidRouse
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 14:03
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Their function can be automatic or set to different buttons. But, you would have learned that on YouTube. What's really got you confused?
– Hueco
Aug 31 at 14:48
They only explain what metering mode and focus area is not how to use it on the camera @Hueco
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 17:30
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I just learn about the metering mode and focus area on youtube.
But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
I got a sony a6300 camera.
focus metering models
asked Aug 31 at 13:11
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I just learn about the metering mode and focus area on youtube.
But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
I got a sony a6300 camera.
focus metering models
asked Aug 31 at 13:11
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I'm not sure I understand the question. A modern camera is normally in some kind of metering mode (mostly one of a set of algorithms the camera uses to determine shutter speed, aperture and "ISO" settings) and at the same time some kind focusing mode (how the camera determines focus, with, potentially, a specific focusing area selected). Although there are some common generic types of metering modes and focus modes, these really do vary quite a bit between cameras. On some cameras there can be metering and focus modes are that are interconnected, but not always.
– David Rouse
Aug 31 at 13:28
I have a sony a6300 that i just got and starting to learn all the function @DavidRouse
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 14:03
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Their function can be automatic or set to different buttons. But, you would have learned that on YouTube. What's really got you confused?
– Hueco
Aug 31 at 14:48
They only explain what metering mode and focus area is not how to use it on the camera @Hueco
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 17:30
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Could you include a link to the video in question? It is unclear from your question exactly what you are asking.
– Michael Clark
Aug 31 at 17:32
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I'm not sure I understand the question. A modern camera is normally in some kind of metering mode (mostly one of a set of algorithms the camera uses to determine shutter speed, aperture and "ISO" settings) and at the same time some kind focusing mode (how the camera determines focus, with, potentially, a specific focusing area selected). Although there are some common generic types of metering modes and focus modes, these really do vary quite a bit between cameras. On some cameras there can be metering and focus modes are that are interconnected, but not always.
– David Rouse
Aug 31 at 13:28
I have a sony a6300 that i just got and starting to learn all the function @DavidRouse
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 14:03
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Their function can be automatic or set to different buttons. But, you would have learned that on YouTube. What's really got you confused?
– Hueco
Aug 31 at 14:48
They only explain what metering mode and focus area is not how to use it on the camera @Hueco
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 17:30
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Could you include a link to the video in question? It is unclear from your question exactly what you are asking.
– Michael Clark
Aug 31 at 17:32
I'm not sure I understand the question. A modern camera is normally in some kind of metering mode (mostly one of a set of algorithms the camera uses to determine shutter speed, aperture and "ISO" settings) and at the same time some kind focusing mode (how the camera determines focus, with, potentially, a specific focusing area selected). Although there are some common generic types of metering modes and focus modes, these really do vary quite a bit between cameras. On some cameras there can be metering and focus modes are that are interconnected, but not always.
– David Rouse
Aug 31 at 13:28
I'm not sure I understand the question. A modern camera is normally in some kind of metering mode (mostly one of a set of algorithms the camera uses to determine shutter speed, aperture and "ISO" settings) and at the same time some kind focusing mode (how the camera determines focus, with, potentially, a specific focusing area selected). Although there are some common generic types of metering modes and focus modes, these really do vary quite a bit between cameras. On some cameras there can be metering and focus modes are that are interconnected, but not always.
– David Rouse
Aug 31 at 13:28
I have a sony a6300 that i just got and starting to learn all the function @DavidRouse
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 14:03
I have a sony a6300 that i just got and starting to learn all the function @DavidRouse
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 14:03
1
1
Their function can be automatic or set to different buttons. But, you would have learned that on YouTube. What's really got you confused?
– Hueco
Aug 31 at 14:48
Their function can be automatic or set to different buttons. But, you would have learned that on YouTube. What's really got you confused?
– Hueco
Aug 31 at 14:48
They only explain what metering mode and focus area is not how to use it on the camera @Hueco
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 17:30
They only explain what metering mode and focus area is not how to use it on the camera @Hueco
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 17:30
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Could you include a link to the video in question? It is unclear from your question exactly what you are asking.
– Michael Clark
Aug 31 at 17:32
Could you include a link to the video in question? It is unclear from your question exactly what you are asking.
– Michael Clark
Aug 31 at 17:32
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Metering is how your camera measures the amount of light in the scene and recommends and/or sets the exposure level of a photo. It's about brightness.
Autofocusing is how your camera measures the distance between the camera and the subject appearing in the area of the frame That you've indicated you want it to focus upon (or the area of the frame it guesses you want to focus on if you allow it to automatically select the AF point). It's about setting the lens' focus distance.
With many advanced cameras, several different metering modes are offered. Which works best for a specific situation is dependent upon the particulars of that situation. For example, taking photos in a dark theater with a few brightly lit actors in only parts of the scene requires a different metering strategy than taking landscape photos with a very bright sky and a less bright landscape.
Likewise, many advanced cameras offer several different ways of telling the camera what should be focused upon. Which works best depends on the situation. Taking a still life photo from a tripod mounted camera has different AF requirements than tracking a running athlete during a multi-frame burst.
Some cameras even link the metering system and the AF system in certain ways. For example, they might heavily weight the metering in the area of the frame that is selected as the AF point and place less importance on the other areas of the frame.
But I am wondering about are they on at the same time?
They can be, and most often are. But advanced cameras can be set up to control each using different controls so that metering and autofocus can be done independently of one another. Again, the situation in which one is shooting will, to a large part, determine when this is optimal and when it is not.
That is what I am confused about which one is on and how to turn them on and off or are they all on at the same time.
Which is on or off, and when, depends on what settings you have selected. Your Sony α6300 Manual should be very helpful in explaining which settings do what.
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They only explain what metering mode and focus area are, not how to use them on the camera
Let's take these things separately, first up, the metering mode. But, before we can get there, you need to understand exposure. Photography is the capturing of light, and as you know, any given scene will vary in the amount of light present. So, we use 3 controls to vary the amount of light that we let into the camera for capture: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO.
In Manual mode, you set all three of these. The camera's light meter will then report back to you whether your chosen exposure is under exposing, over exposing, or right on the money. Now, how does the meter judge?
This is where metering modes come in. Most cameras have a few different options from Measure the Entire Scene to Measure the Entire Scene but measure the center more (center weighted average) to Only Measure the Light in this tiny spot (Spot metering).
Let's say you don't shoot manual, but instead choose Aperture Priority. In this case, you set the ISO and Aperture, and the camera will need to choose the shutter speed. That could be a different speed based on the metering mode that you've chosen - but in the end, it's still the camera judging the exposure based on the meter mode that you've told it to use.
There are reasons to choose any of these three modes, and if you don't know which you should choose, ask a separate question.
Now, onto Focus Area. This one is simply - it's the area that you're telling the camera to focus on.
Most cameras will default to obtaining focus and exposure while you half-press the shutter release button. When doing this, the camera obtains focus, meters the scene, and chooses exposure (if using auto modes).
Most advanced photographers gravitate to separating these functions out, so that a half press of the shutter does one function (autofocus or exposure lock) and another button, typically at the back of the camera, does the other function.
Separating autofocus from locking an exposure has a lot of benefits, all of which would make for, you guessed it, another question.
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It depends on the settings.
If you use the "green" mode (full auto) they are on at the same time.
But you can set meetering and AE-lock (exposure) and AF-lock (focus) on a different buttons.
Some (like me) have back butto focus, and in that case I don't meeter at the same time as focus.
If I switch my camera to A or S I have a AE-lock button I can use. Note the "can".
If I don't use the AE-lock button halfpressing the shutter button will meeter and lock exposure settings.
^^This is DSLR and mirrorless ILC.
If "camera" means point and shot to you then I can safely say that they are on both at the same time since smaler cameras don't have as many settings and options.
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But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
Not necessarily. The user manual of your ILCE-6300 explains how to take them independently:
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Metering is how your camera measures the amount of light in the scene and recommends and/or sets the exposure level of a photo. It's about brightness.
Autofocusing is how your camera measures the distance between the camera and the subject appearing in the area of the frame That you've indicated you want it to focus upon (or the area of the frame it guesses you want to focus on if you allow it to automatically select the AF point). It's about setting the lens' focus distance.
With many advanced cameras, several different metering modes are offered. Which works best for a specific situation is dependent upon the particulars of that situation. For example, taking photos in a dark theater with a few brightly lit actors in only parts of the scene requires a different metering strategy than taking landscape photos with a very bright sky and a less bright landscape.
Likewise, many advanced cameras offer several different ways of telling the camera what should be focused upon. Which works best depends on the situation. Taking a still life photo from a tripod mounted camera has different AF requirements than tracking a running athlete during a multi-frame burst.
Some cameras even link the metering system and the AF system in certain ways. For example, they might heavily weight the metering in the area of the frame that is selected as the AF point and place less importance on the other areas of the frame.
But I am wondering about are they on at the same time?
They can be, and most often are. But advanced cameras can be set up to control each using different controls so that metering and autofocus can be done independently of one another. Again, the situation in which one is shooting will, to a large part, determine when this is optimal and when it is not.
That is what I am confused about which one is on and how to turn them on and off or are they all on at the same time.
Which is on or off, and when, depends on what settings you have selected. Your Sony α6300 Manual should be very helpful in explaining which settings do what.
answered Aug 31 at 17:31
Michael Clark
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Metering is how your camera measures the amount of light in the scene and recommends and/or sets the exposure level of a photo. It's about brightness.
Autofocusing is how your camera measures the distance between the camera and the subject appearing in the area of the frame That you've indicated you want it to focus upon (or the area of the frame it guesses you want to focus on if you allow it to automatically select the AF point). It's about setting the lens' focus distance.
With many advanced cameras, several different metering modes are offered. Which works best for a specific situation is dependent upon the particulars of that situation. For example, taking photos in a dark theater with a few brightly lit actors in only parts of the scene requires a different metering strategy than taking landscape photos with a very bright sky and a less bright landscape.
Likewise, many advanced cameras offer several different ways of telling the camera what should be focused upon. Which works best depends on the situation. Taking a still life photo from a tripod mounted camera has different AF requirements than tracking a running athlete during a multi-frame burst.
Some cameras even link the metering system and the AF system in certain ways. For example, they might heavily weight the metering in the area of the frame that is selected as the AF point and place less importance on the other areas of the frame.
But I am wondering about are they on at the same time?
They can be, and most often are. But advanced cameras can be set up to control each using different controls so that metering and autofocus can be done independently of one another. Again, the situation in which one is shooting will, to a large part, determine when this is optimal and when it is not.
That is what I am confused about which one is on and how to turn them on and off or are they all on at the same time.
Which is on or off, and when, depends on what settings you have selected. Your Sony α6300 Manual should be very helpful in explaining which settings do what.
answered Aug 31 at 17:31
Michael Clark
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Metering is how your camera measures the amount of light in the scene and recommends and/or sets the exposure level of a photo. It's about brightness.
Autofocusing is how your camera measures the distance between the camera and the subject appearing in the area of the frame That you've indicated you want it to focus upon (or the area of the frame it guesses you want to focus on if you allow it to automatically select the AF point). It's about setting the lens' focus distance.
With many advanced cameras, several different metering modes are offered. Which works best for a specific situation is dependent upon the particulars of that situation. For example, taking photos in a dark theater with a few brightly lit actors in only parts of the scene requires a different metering strategy than taking landscape photos with a very bright sky and a less bright landscape.
Likewise, many advanced cameras offer several different ways of telling the camera what should be focused upon. Which works best depends on the situation. Taking a still life photo from a tripod mounted camera has different AF requirements than tracking a running athlete during a multi-frame burst.
Some cameras even link the metering system and the AF system in certain ways. For example, they might heavily weight the metering in the area of the frame that is selected as the AF point and place less importance on the other areas of the frame.
But I am wondering about are they on at the same time?
They can be, and most often are. But advanced cameras can be set up to control each using different controls so that metering and autofocus can be done independently of one another. Again, the situation in which one is shooting will, to a large part, determine when this is optimal and when it is not.
That is what I am confused about which one is on and how to turn them on and off or are they all on at the same time.
Which is on or off, and when, depends on what settings you have selected. Your Sony α6300 Manual should be very helpful in explaining which settings do what.
answered Aug 31 at 17:31
Michael Clark
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Metering is how your camera measures the amount of light in the scene and recommends and/or sets the exposure level of a photo. It's about brightness.
Autofocusing is how your camera measures the distance between the camera and the subject appearing in the area of the frame That you've indicated you want it to focus upon (or the area of the frame it guesses you want to focus on if you allow it to automatically select the AF point). It's about setting the lens' focus distance.
With many advanced cameras, several different metering modes are offered. Which works best for a specific situation is dependent upon the particulars of that situation. For example, taking photos in a dark theater with a few brightly lit actors in only parts of the scene requires a different metering strategy than taking landscape photos with a very bright sky and a less bright landscape.
Likewise, many advanced cameras offer several different ways of telling the camera what should be focused upon. Which works best depends on the situation. Taking a still life photo from a tripod mounted camera has different AF requirements than tracking a running athlete during a multi-frame burst.
Some cameras even link the metering system and the AF system in certain ways. For example, they might heavily weight the metering in the area of the frame that is selected as the AF point and place less importance on the other areas of the frame.
But I am wondering about are they on at the same time?
They can be, and most often are. But advanced cameras can be set up to control each using different controls so that metering and autofocus can be done independently of one another. Again, the situation in which one is shooting will, to a large part, determine when this is optimal and when it is not.
That is what I am confused about which one is on and how to turn them on and off or are they all on at the same time.
Which is on or off, and when, depends on what settings you have selected. Your Sony α6300 Manual should be very helpful in explaining which settings do what.
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They only explain what metering mode and focus area are, not how to use them on the camera
Let's take these things separately, first up, the metering mode. But, before we can get there, you need to understand exposure. Photography is the capturing of light, and as you know, any given scene will vary in the amount of light present. So, we use 3 controls to vary the amount of light that we let into the camera for capture: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO.
In Manual mode, you set all three of these. The camera's light meter will then report back to you whether your chosen exposure is under exposing, over exposing, or right on the money. Now, how does the meter judge?
This is where metering modes come in. Most cameras have a few different options from Measure the Entire Scene to Measure the Entire Scene but measure the center more (center weighted average) to Only Measure the Light in this tiny spot (Spot metering).
Let's say you don't shoot manual, but instead choose Aperture Priority. In this case, you set the ISO and Aperture, and the camera will need to choose the shutter speed. That could be a different speed based on the metering mode that you've chosen - but in the end, it's still the camera judging the exposure based on the meter mode that you've told it to use.
There are reasons to choose any of these three modes, and if you don't know which you should choose, ask a separate question.
Now, onto Focus Area. This one is simply - it's the area that you're telling the camera to focus on.
Most cameras will default to obtaining focus and exposure while you half-press the shutter release button. When doing this, the camera obtains focus, meters the scene, and chooses exposure (if using auto modes).
Most advanced photographers gravitate to separating these functions out, so that a half press of the shutter does one function (autofocus or exposure lock) and another button, typically at the back of the camera, does the other function.
Separating autofocus from locking an exposure has a lot of benefits, all of which would make for, you guessed it, another question.
answered Aug 31 at 17:41
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They only explain what metering mode and focus area are, not how to use them on the camera
Let's take these things separately, first up, the metering mode. But, before we can get there, you need to understand exposure. Photography is the capturing of light, and as you know, any given scene will vary in the amount of light present. So, we use 3 controls to vary the amount of light that we let into the camera for capture: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO.
In Manual mode, you set all three of these. The camera's light meter will then report back to you whether your chosen exposure is under exposing, over exposing, or right on the money. Now, how does the meter judge?
This is where metering modes come in. Most cameras have a few different options from Measure the Entire Scene to Measure the Entire Scene but measure the center more (center weighted average) to Only Measure the Light in this tiny spot (Spot metering).
Let's say you don't shoot manual, but instead choose Aperture Priority. In this case, you set the ISO and Aperture, and the camera will need to choose the shutter speed. That could be a different speed based on the metering mode that you've chosen - but in the end, it's still the camera judging the exposure based on the meter mode that you've told it to use.
There are reasons to choose any of these three modes, and if you don't know which you should choose, ask a separate question.
Now, onto Focus Area. This one is simply - it's the area that you're telling the camera to focus on.
Most cameras will default to obtaining focus and exposure while you half-press the shutter release button. When doing this, the camera obtains focus, meters the scene, and chooses exposure (if using auto modes).
Most advanced photographers gravitate to separating these functions out, so that a half press of the shutter does one function (autofocus or exposure lock) and another button, typically at the back of the camera, does the other function.
Separating autofocus from locking an exposure has a lot of benefits, all of which would make for, you guessed it, another question.
answered Aug 31 at 17:41
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They only explain what metering mode and focus area are, not how to use them on the camera
Let's take these things separately, first up, the metering mode. But, before we can get there, you need to understand exposure. Photography is the capturing of light, and as you know, any given scene will vary in the amount of light present. So, we use 3 controls to vary the amount of light that we let into the camera for capture: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO.
In Manual mode, you set all three of these. The camera's light meter will then report back to you whether your chosen exposure is under exposing, over exposing, or right on the money. Now, how does the meter judge?
This is where metering modes come in. Most cameras have a few different options from Measure the Entire Scene to Measure the Entire Scene but measure the center more (center weighted average) to Only Measure the Light in this tiny spot (Spot metering).
Let's say you don't shoot manual, but instead choose Aperture Priority. In this case, you set the ISO and Aperture, and the camera will need to choose the shutter speed. That could be a different speed based on the metering mode that you've chosen - but in the end, it's still the camera judging the exposure based on the meter mode that you've told it to use.
There are reasons to choose any of these three modes, and if you don't know which you should choose, ask a separate question.
Now, onto Focus Area. This one is simply - it's the area that you're telling the camera to focus on.
Most cameras will default to obtaining focus and exposure while you half-press the shutter release button. When doing this, the camera obtains focus, meters the scene, and chooses exposure (if using auto modes).
Most advanced photographers gravitate to separating these functions out, so that a half press of the shutter does one function (autofocus or exposure lock) and another button, typically at the back of the camera, does the other function.
Separating autofocus from locking an exposure has a lot of benefits, all of which would make for, you guessed it, another question.
answered Aug 31 at 17:41
Hueco
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They only explain what metering mode and focus area are, not how to use them on the camera
Let's take these things separately, first up, the metering mode. But, before we can get there, you need to understand exposure. Photography is the capturing of light, and as you know, any given scene will vary in the amount of light present. So, we use 3 controls to vary the amount of light that we let into the camera for capture: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO.
In Manual mode, you set all three of these. The camera's light meter will then report back to you whether your chosen exposure is under exposing, over exposing, or right on the money. Now, how does the meter judge?
This is where metering modes come in. Most cameras have a few different options from Measure the Entire Scene to Measure the Entire Scene but measure the center more (center weighted average) to Only Measure the Light in this tiny spot (Spot metering).
Let's say you don't shoot manual, but instead choose Aperture Priority. In this case, you set the ISO and Aperture, and the camera will need to choose the shutter speed. That could be a different speed based on the metering mode that you've chosen - but in the end, it's still the camera judging the exposure based on the meter mode that you've told it to use.
There are reasons to choose any of these three modes, and if you don't know which you should choose, ask a separate question.
Now, onto Focus Area. This one is simply - it's the area that you're telling the camera to focus on.
Most cameras will default to obtaining focus and exposure while you half-press the shutter release button. When doing this, the camera obtains focus, meters the scene, and chooses exposure (if using auto modes).
Most advanced photographers gravitate to separating these functions out, so that a half press of the shutter does one function (autofocus or exposure lock) and another button, typically at the back of the camera, does the other function.
Separating autofocus from locking an exposure has a lot of benefits, all of which would make for, you guessed it, another question.
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It depends on the settings.
If you use the "green" mode (full auto) they are on at the same time.
But you can set meetering and AE-lock (exposure) and AF-lock (focus) on a different buttons.
Some (like me) have back butto focus, and in that case I don't meeter at the same time as focus.
If I switch my camera to A or S I have a AE-lock button I can use. Note the "can".
If I don't use the AE-lock button halfpressing the shutter button will meeter and lock exposure settings.
^^This is DSLR and mirrorless ILC.
If "camera" means point and shot to you then I can safely say that they are on both at the same time since smaler cameras don't have as many settings and options.
edited Aug 31 at 17:17
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It depends on the settings.
If you use the "green" mode (full auto) they are on at the same time.
But you can set meetering and AE-lock (exposure) and AF-lock (focus) on a different buttons.
Some (like me) have back butto focus, and in that case I don't meeter at the same time as focus.
If I switch my camera to A or S I have a AE-lock button I can use. Note the "can".
If I don't use the AE-lock button halfpressing the shutter button will meeter and lock exposure settings.
^^This is DSLR and mirrorless ILC.
If "camera" means point and shot to you then I can safely say that they are on both at the same time since smaler cameras don't have as many settings and options.
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It depends on the settings.
If you use the "green" mode (full auto) they are on at the same time.
But you can set meetering and AE-lock (exposure) and AF-lock (focus) on a different buttons.
Some (like me) have back butto focus, and in that case I don't meeter at the same time as focus.
If I switch my camera to A or S I have a AE-lock button I can use. Note the "can".
If I don't use the AE-lock button halfpressing the shutter button will meeter and lock exposure settings.
^^This is DSLR and mirrorless ILC.
If "camera" means point and shot to you then I can safely say that they are on both at the same time since smaler cameras don't have as many settings and options.
edited Aug 31 at 17:17
Michael Clark
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answered Aug 31 at 13:58
Andreas
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It depends on the settings.
If you use the "green" mode (full auto) they are on at the same time.
But you can set meetering and AE-lock (exposure) and AF-lock (focus) on a different buttons.
Some (like me) have back butto focus, and in that case I don't meeter at the same time as focus.
If I switch my camera to A or S I have a AE-lock button I can use. Note the "can".
If I don't use the AE-lock button halfpressing the shutter button will meeter and lock exposure settings.
^^This is DSLR and mirrorless ILC.
If "camera" means point and shot to you then I can safely say that they are on both at the same time since smaler cameras don't have as many settings and options.
edited Aug 31 at 17:17
Michael Clark
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Michael Clark
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But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
Not necessarily. The user manual of your ILCE-6300 explains how to take them independently:
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But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
Not necessarily. The user manual of your ILCE-6300 explains how to take them independently:
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But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
Not necessarily. The user manual of your ILCE-6300 explains how to take them independently:
answered Aug 31 at 17:32
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But i am wondering about are they on at the same time?
Not necessarily. The user manual of your ILCE-6300 explains how to take them independently:
answered Aug 31 at 17:32
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answered Aug 31 at 17:32
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I'm not sure I understand the question. A modern camera is normally in some kind of metering mode (mostly one of a set of algorithms the camera uses to determine shutter speed, aperture and "ISO" settings) and at the same time some kind focusing mode (how the camera determines focus, with, potentially, a specific focusing area selected). Although there are some common generic types of metering modes and focus modes, these really do vary quite a bit between cameras. On some cameras there can be metering and focus modes are that are interconnected, but not always.
– David Rouse
Aug 31 at 13:28
I have a sony a6300 that i just got and starting to learn all the function @DavidRouse
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 14:03
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Their function can be automatic or set to different buttons. But, you would have learned that on YouTube. What's really got you confused?
– Hueco
Aug 31 at 14:48
They only explain what metering mode and focus area is not how to use it on the camera @Hueco
– RisingCode
Aug 31 at 17:30
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Could you include a link to the video in question? It is unclear from your question exactly what you are asking.
– Michael Clark
Aug 31 at 17:32