Owner's Manual

3 Recompose the
photograph.
Keeping the AE-LIAF-L button
pressed, recompose the
photograph and shoot.
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RJ Metered Area
In spot metering, exposure will be locked at the value metered in a
3-mm (0.12 in.) circle centered on the selected focus point. In center-
weighted metering, exposure will be locked at the value metered in an
8-mm circle in the center of the viewfinder.
RJ Adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture
While exposure lock is in effect, the following settings can be changed E
without altering the metered value for exposure:
Exposure mode
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Setting
Shutter speed and aperture (flexible program; 0 107)
Shutter speed
Aperture
The new values can be confirmed in the viewfinder and control panel.
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).
RJ See Also
If On is selected for Custom Setting cl (Shutter-release button AE-L,
o 273), exposure will lock when the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway. For
information on changing the role of the AE-L/AF-L button,
see Custom Setting f7 (Assign AE-L/AF-L button, 0 296).
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