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AE-L: USING AE LOCK
This mode can be selected in the “5 • 4 •
9 • 0 and -” photography modes.
Use this function when you want to take pictures
with the exposure fixed for a particular subject.
Frame the shot so that the subject occupies
most of the center of the screen and then press
the “AE-L” button.
The “
+
” icon appears on the screen and the
exposure is locked while you hold down the “AE-L”
button.
With the “AE-L” button held down, press the
shutter button down halfway to focus the shot
and then compose the shot again.
1
Beep
2
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Once you press the shutter button down halfway, the
exposure remains locked even if you release the
“AE-L” button.
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When the AE lock is applied, pressing the shutter
button down halfway only sets the focus.