Nikon 25480, D800EFXBODY, D800 E Autoexposure AE Lock, Lock exposure, Recompose Photograph, 128

Autoexposure (AE) Lock

Use autoexposure lock to recompose photographs after using center-weighted metering and spot metering to meter exposure. Note that matrix metering will not produce the desired results.

1 Lock exposure.	Shutter-release
	button

Position the subject in the selected
focus point and press the shutter-
release button halfway. With the
shutter-release button pressed halfway
and the subject positioned in the focus
point, press the AAE-L/AF-Lbutton to
lock exposure (if you are using
autofocus, confirm that the Iin-focus
indicator appears in the viewfinder).	AAE-L/AF-L button

While exposure lock is in effect, an AE-Lindicator will appear in the viewfinder.

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2Recompose the

photograph.

Keeping the AAE-L/AF-Lbutton pressed, recompose the photograph and shoot.

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