Autoexposure Lock

Exposure lock is used to recompose photographs after metering exposure. It is most effective when used with center-weighted or spot metering (0 117) to frame off-center subjects that are much brighter or darker than their surroundings or to optimize exposure for an object other than your main subject.

1 Meter exposure.

Position the subject in the center of the frame and press the shutter- release button halfway to meter expo- sure. Check that the focus area is displayed in green.

2 Lock exposure.

 

 

 

With the shutter-release button

 

 

 

pressed halfway and the subject posi-

 

 

 

tioned in the focus area, press 1 (A)

 

 

to lock exposure. While exposure lock

 

 

is in effect, an AE-Lindicator will be dis-

 

 

 

 

played. Exposure will remain locked

 

 

 

 

while 1 (A) is pressed, even if you

 

 

 

 

later remove your finger from the

 

 

 

 

shutter-release button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASee Also

 

 

 

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For information on changing the role of

 

 

 

 

 

 

the 1 (A) button, see page 152.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Recompose the photograph.

 

 

 

 

Keeping the 1 (A) button pressed, recompose the photo-

 

 

 

graph and shoot. The option selected for Metering can not

 

 

 

be changed while exposure lock is in effect.

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