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Autoexposure Lock
Use autoexposure lock to recompose photographs after metering exposure:
1 Select center-weighted (M) or spot (N) metering
(0 88).
Matrix metering (L) will not produce the desired results.
2 Lock exposure.
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 AE-L/AF-L button to lock focus
and exposure.
While exposure lock is in effect, an AE-L indicator will
appear in the viewfinder.
3 Recompose the photograph.
Keeping the AE-L/AF-L button pressed, recompose the photograph and shoot.
A Adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture
While exposure lock is in effect, the following settings can be adjusted without altering the
metered value for exposure:
Mode Setting
Programmed auto Shutter speed and aperture (flexible program; 081)
Shutter-priority auto Shutter speed
Aperture-priority auto Aperture
The metering method itself can not be changed while exposure lock is in effect.
A See Also
If On is selected for Custom Setting c1 (Shutter-release button AE-L, 0 156), exposure will
lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
For information on changing the
role of the AE-L/AF-L button, see Custom Setting f2 (Assign AE-L/AF-L button, 0 164).
Shutter-release
button
AE-L/AF-L button