Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
Still Images
Locking Image Brightness/Exposure (AE Lock)Before shooting, you can lock the exposure, or you can specify focus and exposure separately.
1 Lock the exposure.
zzAim the camera at the subject to shoot with the exposure locked. With the shutter button pressed halfway, press the <b> button.
X[
] is displayed, and the exposure is locked.
zzTo unlock AE, release the shutter button and press the <b> button again. In this case, [
] is no longer displayed.
2Compose the shot and shoot.
zzAfter one shot, AE is unlocked and [
] is no longer displayed.
• AE: Auto Exposure
• After the exposure is locked, you can adjust the combination of shutter speed and aperture value by turning the <5> dial (Program Shift).
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