Olympus CAMEDIA C-8080 Wide Zoom, Quick Start Manual, Page: 139 / 345

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AE Lock - Locking the exposure
5
Advan
ced shoot
ing
TIPS
To save the locked multi-metering exposure after shooting (AE memory)
o After setting AE lock in Step 1, or after pressing the shutter button halfway
in Step 2, hold down the AEL button for more than 1 second.
C
appears.
While
C
is displayed, the exposure is saved. Press the AEL button again
to cancel the AE memory.
AE lock was canceled.
o
Do not operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after performing AE lock.
Doing so will cancel AE lock.
o
The camera had emerged from sleep mode or the power was turned off.
• AE lock is not available when multi-metering is enabled. Set the metering
method to ESP,
5
or
4
.
g
“Metering” (P.81)
• AE lock is not available when a menu is displayed on the screen.
g
“Menu basics” (P.38)
• AE lock is not available when the control panel is displayed on the screen.
g
“CONTROL PANEL – Using the monitor as a control panel” (P.163)
Note