Manual Mode Cheat Sheet: Free Download

Manual Mode Cheat Sheet

We asked what cheat sheet our Pretty Presets community wanted and one of the top requests was a cheat sheet for Manual Mode!  So we put one together just for you!

Personally, I love having these little reminders printed off and available to use!

You can download this Manual Mode Cheat Sheet below, but IN ADDITION we have also included 9 more awesome photography cheat sheets all in one FREE download including:

• Cloud & Shade Lighting Tips
• Sunlight & Backlight Tips
• Indoor Lighting Tips
• Sharper Photos Guide
• Creating Bokeh Tips
• Manual Camera Settings
• Exposure Modes
• Metering Modes
• Aspect Ratios
• Cropping Guide

We hope you enjoy all of these awesome photography cheat sheets!

CLICK HERE to download the full Photography Cheat Sheet Bundle!

Below, we've included text from one of our amazing cheat sheets included in the free bundle about metering modes.  Thank you for being a friend of Pretty Presets.  We are so happy you are here!

Nikon Metering Modes

Spot Metering

• Spot metering only measures the intensity of the light over a small circular area around the active auto focus point, so be aware of the active focus point.

Center-Weighted Metering

• This mode measures the light across the whole frame, but strongly biases the reading toward the center of the viewfinder.  On more advanced DSLRs you can change the size of the central area.

3D Color Matrix Metering

• The default metering mode on Nikon DSLRs measures light throughout the whole frame.  It then compares the data to an internal database of typical photographic scenes to arrive at a suitable exposure.

Canon Metering Modes

Spot Metering

• Spot metering measures the intensity of light over a small circular area in the center of the viewfinder.

Partial Metering

• This metering mode measures the intensity of light over a larger circular area than spot metering.

Center-Weighted Metering

• This metering mode measures the light across the whole viewfinder, but strongly biases the reading to the center of the frame.

Evaluative Metering

• The default metering mode on Canon DSLRs, and the only option if you choose one of the automatic modes.  It measures light across the whole frame, but strongly biases the reading to the around the current auto focus point. 

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