Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Start Guide
- Owners Manual
- Reset
- Reset Custom Settings (Custom Menu Item)
- Two-Button Reset (Does Not Affect Custom Settings)
- Clock Set (Setup Menu Item)
- Image Quality & Size
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Getting Started
- Basic Operation
- Advanced Operation
- Using the Camera Menus
- Optional Accessories
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages & Displays
- Available Settings & Default Values
- Using the Command Dial
- Memory Capacity / Image Size
- Specs
- Index
- Scans of Software CD-ROMS
- Scans of Supplied DVDs
- 55-200mm Lens Information
- Warranty for Supplied Lenses
- Warranty Extension Offer for Supplied Lens
- Camera Warranty
Autoexposure Lock
AE-LIAF-L
button
If the subject
is
not
in the metered
area
when center-weighted or spot metering
is
used,
exposure will be based on lighting conditions in the background and
the
main subject may
not
be correctly exposed. This
can
be prevented by using autoexposure lock.
Position the subject
in
the selected focus
area
(when using
center-weighted metering, position the subject in
the
center
focus
area).
Press
the shutter-release
button
halfway and con-
firm
that
the in-focus indicator
(e)
appears in the viewfinder.
Then, keeping the.shutter-release
button
pressed halfway and
the subject positioned in the selected focus
area,
press
the
AE-
L/AF-L
button
to
lock exposure.
1 Select
mode
P,
5,
or Aand choose center-weighted or spot metering (exposure lock
has
no effect in mode
M).
2
While exposure lock
is
in
effect,
an
EL
indicator will appear in
.~
the viewfinder.
3 Keeping the
AE-L/AF-L
button pressed, recompose the
photo-
graph 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.
Mode
Setting
Programmed auto Shutter speed and aperture (flexible program;
~
40)
Shutter-priority auto Shutter speed
Aperture-priority auto Aperture
The
new
values
can
be confirmed
in
the viewfinder and shooting information display. Note that the
metering
method
can
not
be
changed while exposure lock
is
in effect (changes
to
metering take
effect when
the
lock
is
released.
~
12-AE·UAF·L(~77)
This
option controls the behavior
of
the
AE-LIAF-L
button.
~
13-AE
Lo(k(~77)
This
option controls whether the shutter-release button locks exposure.
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Reference:
P,
S,
A,
and
M
Modes/Exposure