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Exposur
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EN
The metered exposure value can be locked with the
AEL
/
AFL
button (AE lock). Use AE lock
when you want a different exposure setting from the one that would normally apply under the
current shooting conditions.
Normally, pressing the shutter button halfway locks both AF (auto focus) and AE (automatic
exposure), but you can lock the exposure alone by pressing the
AEL
/
AFL
button.
Press the
AEL
/
AFL
button at the position where you wish
to lock the metering values and the exposure will be locked.
The exposure is locked while the
AEL
/
AFL
button is
pressed. Now press the shutter button.
• Releasing the
AEL
/
AFL
button cancels AE lock.
To lock the exposure:
j
You can lock the metering result so that it is not canceled when
the
AEL
/
AFL
button is released.
g
“AEL / AFL MEMO” (P. 89)
To activate AE lock with a set metering mode:
j
You can set the metering mode for locking the exposure with the
AE lock.
g
“AEL Metering” (P. 92)
The camera automatically shoots a number of pictures at different exposure values for each
frame. Even in conditions where correct exposure is difficult to obtain (such as a backlit subject
or a scene at dusk), you can pick the picture you prefer from a selected number of frames with
a variety of different exposure settings. The pictures are taken in the following order: Picture
with optimum exposure, picture adjusted in – direction, and picture adjusted in + direction.
AE lock
TIPS
AE bracketing
AEL
/
AFL
button
Viewfinder
AE lock
e.g.) When BKT is set to
[3 F 1.0 EV]
–1.0 EV
+1.0 EV
±0