canon 300d metering modes

[wicksy]

Hi just bought a 300d and am experiencing some frustration with the metering modes. Partial and centred weighted seem to be only set in certain modes. I want to be able to choose the metering mode I want with the expose mode I want and not have the camera choose it for me. Can anyone tell me if any of the "hacks" will overcome this problem? Many thanks

Chris (Wicksy)

[tim]

From memory, you can't change the metering mode on the 300D, I can't remember if the hack gives it to you. My quick look at the docs that come with the wasia hack didn't show anything up. You could try reading this: http://revjim.net/comments/9796/

[bauerman]

wicksy - for the most part - the 300D is going to use evaluative metering in most modes including the AV and TV modes. If you go into full manual - I beleive that it defaults to center-weighted averaging. What I tend to do if I really want to meter off a specific part of a scene - is aim my center focusing point at what I would like to meter off of and then press the * button and it uses partial metering (closest thing to spot metering on the 300D) to set the exposure on what I pointed at. This works pretty well - you should give it a try.

None of the hacks that I have seen allow you to choose the metering mode on the 300D. Probably my biggest regret on the Rebel to be honest with you.