Nikon COOLPIX8800 manual Exposure Options, AE Lock, Ae-L

Exposure Options

The exposure options menu contains two options for controlling exposure.

Exposure options

EXPOSURE OPTIONS

AE lock

Bulb/Time

AE Lock

Autoexposure (AE) lock produces a series of pictures with the same exposure and white balance. This can be used when taking photographs that will later be joined into a single image after transfer to a computer (e.g., a 360 ° virtual-reality image).

AE LOCK

Off

On

Reset

The Shooting Menu

Option	Description
Off	Restores normal exposure and white balance.
	First picture taken after On is selected sets exposure (shutter speed, aperture,
On	exposure compensation, and sensitivity) and white balance for all subsequent
	pictures. Flash turns off while AE lock is in effect.
	Clears existing exposure settings. First picture taken after this option is se-
Reset	lected sets exposure (shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, and
	sensitivity) and white balance for all subsequent pictures.

AE Lock
While AE lock is in effect, an AE-L(autoexposure lock) icon	AE-L
appears in the shooting display. After you select On or Reset,
this icon turns yellow to indicate that exposure will be locked
with the next shot. The icon will turn white once you have	8M
taken a picture to set exposure.

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