AE Lock
Your camera’s evaluative metering system is coupled to the five focusing points. It controls the exposure according to the subject’s position, based on the focusing point in use.
If you want to determine the exposure independently from the focusing operation, use AE lock. Use it when you also want to change the composition of the picture after determining the exposure. AE lock is effective for backlit subjects and other situations where there is extremely strong contrast between the subject and the background.
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The exposure values are displayed in the viewfinder and Top LCD panel
Press the AE lock button.
“✳” lights in the viewfinder to indicate that the AE lock is set. When you release the AE lock button (✳), the metering timer is activated and the exposure remains locked for six seconds.
Pressing the AE Lock button (✳) again renews the locked exposure setting.
AE lock is canceled six seconds after the AE Lock indicator “ ✳” lights in the viewfinder display, or whenever you press the AF Mode Selector button, Metering Mode Selector button, Shooting Mode Selector button, or Focusing Point Selector button.
