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Autoexposure Lock
Use autoexposure lock to recompose photographs after metering exposure:
Select center-weighted (r_) or spot (Fq) metering
(_ 88).
Matrix metering (_) will not produce the desired results.
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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-Lbutton to lock focus
and exposure.
While exposure lock is in effect, an AE-Lindicator will
appear in the viewfinder.
Shutter-release
button
AE-UAF-Lbutton
3 Recompose the photograph.
Keeping the AE-L/AF-Lbutton pressed, recompose the photograph and shoot.
[] Adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture
While exposure lock is in effect, the following settings can be adjusted without altering the
metered value for exposure:
_=--'="i="i_:- M0de Setting
Programmed auto Shutter speed and aperture (flexible program; _ 81)
Shutter-priority auto Shutter speed
Aperture-priority auto Aperture
The metering method itself can not be changed while exposure lock is in effect.
[] See Also
If On is selected for Custom Setting cl (Shutter-release button AE-L, _ 156), exposure will
lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. For information on changing the
role of the AE-L/AF-Lbutton, see Custom Setting f2 (Assign AE-L/AF-L button, _ 164).
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