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Dutch to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing
Dutch term or phrase:integraal meting
"Plaats pot op integraal meting op voorgeschreven afstand." This is part of a procedure for preparing an assembly line for production. It has something to do with a camera that analyses the product as it passes along a conveyor belt.
Explanation: 'Integraalmeting' is a photographic term that refers to metering where the measured light comes from the every part of the image. The most common variant of this type of metering is actually 'centre-weighted metering', where most of the measured light comes from the centre area of the image.
Other possible types of metering include spot metering, multi-spot metering and and matrix metering.
-> "Average metering is a reflected light metering system common in some older cameras, it normally uses a single photocell receiving light more or less equally from all parts of the subject (usually from the focussing screen, film or shutter blind), this method relies on the subject being overall an average subject." http://photography.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_averagem...
-> "Integraal meting (sic). Lichtmeting over het hele beeldvlak. Er zijn verschillende varianten, de meest gebruikelijke is die, waarbij het midden van het beeld een groter gewicht heeft bij het bepalen van de belichting (integraalmeting met nadruk op het centrum)." http://www.home.zonnet.nl/weerfotograaf/WFC/FotoABCgl.htm
Thanks for your well-researched answer. I've read the description of the English term on several sites, including www.dpreview.com, and average metering seems correct. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Ton, I must say I'm rather baffled by your comments. You seem to be disappointed and or angry about my having awarded the points to an answer other than your own. I must admit that it seems strange to me that the asker, who in principal knows too little about the term to find an answer himself, is expected to grade the responses. I made my judgement, therefore, on the basis of my own research and the term that I finally decided to use in my translation. Regarding my note: I did indeed add the note AFTER closing the question. I have never asked a question before and thought that my comment was going to be added to the ProZ glossary, not to this thread. I appologize if I have offended you in some way, and extend to you my appreciation for the information you posted.
Please take the trouble to inform us if our reaction is incomprehensible to you.
Just for the record: your 'asker note' was sent on 6-11-04 at 21:16. Correct?
Your decision was taken at around the same time. Correct?
"SEEMS"!
Congratulations with your satisfaction among a-technical 'translators'!
By your clarity, Ben, we won't bother again to spoil any technical background on your (and similar)questions.
Thanks very much!!
This method of measuring light is used not only in photography, but also for measuring the output of industrial lamps during the quality control process.
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integraalmeting
average metering
Explanation: 'Integraalmeting' is a photographic term that refers to metering where the measured light comes from the every part of the image. The most common variant of this type of metering is actually 'centre-weighted metering', where most of the measured light comes from the centre area of the image.
Other possible types of metering include spot metering, multi-spot metering and and matrix metering.
-> "Average metering is a reflected light metering system common in some older cameras, it normally uses a single photocell receiving light more or less equally from all parts of the subject (usually from the focussing screen, film or shutter blind), this method relies on the subject being overall an average subject." http://photography.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_averagem...
-> "Integraal meting (sic). Lichtmeting over het hele beeldvlak. Er zijn verschillende varianten, de meest gebruikelijke is die, waarbij het midden van het beeld een groter gewicht heeft bij het bepalen van de belichting (integraalmeting met nadruk op het centrum)." http://www.home.zonnet.nl/weerfotograaf/WFC/FotoABCgl.htm
Chris Hopley Netherlands Local time: 06:42 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 10
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Thanks for your well-researched answer. I've read the description of the English term on several sites, including www.dpreview.com, and average metering seems correct.
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