Owner's Manual

* AE Lock*
Use AE lock when the area of focus is to be different from the exposure
metering area or when you want to take multiple shots at the same exposure
setting. Press the <
*> button to lock the exposure, then recompose and
take the shot. This is called AE lock.
It is effective for backlit subjects.
3 Recompose and take the picture.
• If you want to maintain the AE lock
while taking more shots, hold down
the < *> button and press the shutter
button to take
another shot.
1 Focus the subject.
CI Press the shutter button halfway.
~ The exposure setting will be displayed.
I 2 Press the <*,> button. (04)
~ The < *> icon lights in the viewfinder.
to indicate that the exposure setting is
locked (AE lock).
CI Each time you press the<*> button,
it locks the current
exposure setting. I
[@] Evaluative
metering*
AE lock is applied at the AF AE lock is applied at the
point that achieved focus. selected AF point.
[0] Partial metering
[.] Spot metering AE lock is applied at the center AF point.
[] Center-weighted
average metering
* When the lens' focus mode switch is set to <MF>, AE lock is applied at the
center AF point.
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