Nikon F50D Instruction Manual - Page 42

Using, Button

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USING AE-L BUTTON When your subject is off-centre or very small against an extremely bright background, your subject may come out too dark (underexposed) in the picture. Or, with a background that is too dark, the subject may be washed out (overexposed). In such situations, to correctly expose your subject in the auto exposure mode, use the AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) button. 2 Lightly press the shutter release button to activate autofocus operation and the exposure meter. Confirm . (in-focus indicator) and exposure. 1 Compose your subject so that the circle in the viewfinder is fully covered by the subject. 42

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USING
AE-L
BUTTON
When your subject
is
off-centre or very small against
an extremely bright background, your subject may
come out too dark (underexposed)
in
the picture. Or,
with a background that is too dark, the subject may be
washed out (overexposed).
In
such situations,
to
correctly expose your subject
in
the auto exposure
mode, use the AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) button.
1
Compose your subject so that the circle
in
the
viewfinder
is
fully covered
by
the subject.
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2
Lightly press the shutter release button
to
activate
autofocus operation and the exposure meter.
Confirm . (in-focus indicator) and exposure.