What describes the exposure value suggested by a light meter?

• A. It is the exposure value suggested by the light meter
• B. It is the exposure that requires the longest shutter speed
• C. It never uses bracketing
• D. It is the average of the brightest and darkest frames

Answer: (A)

A light meter gives you a suggested exposure value—the number that represents the proper exposure for the scene at the current ISO. This EV corresponds to a specific combination of aperture and shutter speed (and can be translated to that combination for the chosen ISO). The meter isn’t fixed to a single shutter speed, and it isn’t about averaging frames or about bracketing itself; it’s simply advising the exposure you should aim for to achieve a balanced, correctly exposed image.