metering for dummies

[raclette]

What is the difference between Spot, Center-Weighted and Matrix Metering?
http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=13774&p_created=1132772580&p_sid=3wkW3_6j&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX 3Jvd19jbnQ9MTMyLDEzMiZ

[gr2k]

interesting...i didn't know about the 30,000 images part :)