PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

Available Photography modes:

AE-L USING AE LOCK
B, √, À, U, ,, /, N, M, <

Use this function to take pictures with the exposure locked for a particular subject.

1

Set the Power switch to “q”.

 

2

Set the Mode dial to “B”, “√”, “À”, “U”, “,”,

“/”, “N”, “M” or “<” mode.

 

●! AE lock cannot be used when Long-period continuous shooting is selected.

PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

Available Photography modes: B, √, À,
ADJUSTING LIGHT METERING (PHOTOMETRY) U, ,, /, N, M, <, >

Use this setting for scenes where the brightness of the subject and background differ markedly so that the MULTI setting is unlikely to achieve the desired result.

1

Set the Power switch to “q”.

 

2

Set the Mode dial to Photography mode.

 

3

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ISO 200

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Position the subject in the center of the screen and press the “AE-L” button.

“‚” appears on the screen and the exposure is locked while you hold down the “AE-L” button.

AE-L1

The exposure is locked while holding down the

“AE-L” button.

 

AE-L2

Pressing the “AE-L” button locks the exposure.

Press the “AE-L” button again to cancel the

 

setting.

●! See P.100 for information on changing the setting to AE- L1/AE-L2.

●! AE lock can be canceled when zooming the subject during AE lock.

3

Turn the Photometry selector dial to select the light

metering method.

 

 

 

 

) Multi (Pattern): Light

metering where the

 

camera assesses the scene

 

and

selects the correct

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exposure.

ISO 200

_ Spot: Light metering where the exposure is

 

optimized for the center of the image.

+Average: Light metering where an average value for the entire image is used.

500 F4

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Features Advanced

4

With the “AE-L” button held down, press the shutter

button down halfway to focus the shot and then

Bebeep

compose the shot again.

●! Once you press the shutter button down halfway, the exposure remains locked even if you release the “AE-L” button.

320F5 6●! When the AE lock is applied, pressing the shutter button down halfway only sets the focus.

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◆ To use the photometry modes effectively ◆

hMulti

In this mode, the camera uses automatic scene recognition to analyze the subject and provide

optimum exposure in a wide range of shooting conditions.

hSpot

This mode is useful for subjects with strongly contrasting light and dark areas where you want to

achieve the correct exposure for a particular feature.

hAverage

The advantage of this mode is that the exposure tends not to change for different compositions or subjects. This mode is particularly effective for shots of people wearing black or white clothing and shots of scenery.

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