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❏When you switch the shutter speed setting from AE (0) to another value, rotate the shutter speed dial while pressing the lock-release button.

❏To cancel the exposure compensation, turn the shutter speed dial to AE. Exposure compensation value is set to zero.

Locking exposure setting (AE lock)

The AE-lock button is used to take pictures using a locked exposure metering value. This function is useful when setting exposure before shooting a backlit subject.

1.Position the subject for which you want to set exposure, and press the AE-lock button. The exposure is locked and remains locked while the AE-lock button is held.

2.Keeping the AE-lock button pressed, recompose the subject and press the shutter-release button.

A picture is taken with the exposure set when you pressed the AE-lock button.

Note:

Exposure is not locked even if you press the shutter-release button halfway.

Setting Manual Exposure (Shutter Speed Priority)

You can specify the shutter speed from 1 to 2000 sec., or B (Bulb) manually. This mode is useful for fast moving subjects or when you have little time to check focus.

To lock the shutter speed, follow the steps below.1.Maneuver the shutter charge lever.2.Rotate the shutter speed dial to the desired shutter speed value (1 to 2000).

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To switch the shutter speed setting from auto to manual, rotate the shutter speed dial while pressing the lock-release button.

3.Press the shutter-release button halfway. The optimal shutter speed (i.e., optimal exposure value) blinks, and the current shutter speed is lighted, in the viewfinder.

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4.Rotate the aperture ring until the optimal shutter speed matches the current shutter speed value. The display of the optimal shutter speed value changes from blinking to lighted.

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