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AE-L:USING AE LOCK
This mode can be selected in the “%•~•5•
7and 9” photography modes.
Use this function when you want to take pictures
with the exposure fixed for a particular subject.
Frame the shot so that the subject occupies
most of the center of the screen and then press
the “AE-L” button.
“C” appears on the screen.
The exposure is locked while the “AE-L” button
is held down. Focus and compose the shot
again and then take the picture.
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Beep
2This mode can be selected in the “5•7and 9”
photography modes.
Use this function for shots where you cannot
obtain the optimum brightness (exposure), such
as shots with extremely high contrast between
the subject and the background.
Hold down the “^” button and turn the
Command dial to select the setting. The “^”
icon and the exposure compensation indicator
are displayed on the screen.
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Compensation range
:
–2 to +2 EV, in 1/3 EV steps
1 step : 1/3 EV (1 notch : 1/3 EV)
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!
Exposure compensation is disabled in the following
situations :
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When the flash is used in Auto or Red-eye Reduction mode
•
When Forced Flash mode is used and the scene
photographed is dark

^EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

This setting is retained when the mode is switched
or the camera is switched off (The “
^
” icon is
displayed). Set the exposure compensation to
“0” unless compensation is required.
◆Subjects for Which Exposure
Adjustment is Particularly Effective◆
Exposure indicator moved towards +(
plus)
●Copying of printed text (black characters on white
paper) +4 steps (+1.3 EV)
●Backlit portraits +2 to +4 steps (+0.7 to +1.3 EV)
●Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and
highly reflective subjects +3 steps (+1 EV)
●Shots madeup predominantly of sky.+3 steps (+1 EV)
Exposure indicator moved towards –(minus)
●Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark
backgrounds –2 steps (–0.7 EV)
●Copying of printed text (white characters on black
paper) –2 steps (–0.7 EV)
●Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of pine
trees or dark foliage –2 steps (–0.7 EV)
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See P.112 for more information on EVs.