metering mode GH1

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Soldier

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Just wondering what metering mode you guys thought was best for video: spot, center weighted or multi metered? Would it depend on the scenario?
 
It depends on the scenario, and it's almost always best not left to the camera to decide, so really "manual" is my best answer.
 
Spot meter is valuable if you know you want a specific object in the frame to be exposed a certain way. For example, last night I needed to use the GH1 to shoot a still image of a chair under some lighting I had set up. To make sure I had perfect exposure, I set a photographic gray card I bought for $10 on the chair. I set the camera to spot meter mode and placed the crosshair over the gray card. I adjusted the settings until the +/- meter showed 0. Then I knew the exposure would be perfect. I removed the gray card and took the shot. Sure enough, it was perfect.
 
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