Nikon F80QD User Manual - Page 30

Auto Exposur, e Lock

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Auto Exposure Lock • When you want to control the exposure of a specific area within a scene, measure the exposure on the area with Spot or CentreWeighted Metering, press the , button to lock the exposure, then recompose the picture. Set exposure to a mode other than Manual. 1 Rotate the metering system selector to select CentreWeighted or Spot Metering. • Matrix Metering is not recommended since the effect of the Auto Exposure Lock cannot be effectively attained. 2 Position focus area on subject and lightly press the shutter release button, then press the , button. Confirm focus indicator / appears in the viewfinder. • When the , button is pressed, exposure at the area of selected metering system is locked and remains locked as long as the button is kept pressed. • When the , button is pressed, EL appears in the viewfinder. • Area of exposure in Spot Metering: 1. When the focus area and metering area are linked in Spot Metering (page 49), exposure is locked at selected focus area. 2. When Dynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority (page 40) is selected in Spot Metering, exposure is locked at centre focus area (page 49). 58 • When the Centre-Weighted Metering is selected, exposure at 12mmdiameter circle is locked. • In Single Servo AF or Continuous Servo AF, focus is also locked simultaneously (page 44). Make sure to confirm focus indicator / appears in the viewfinder. c 11: Only exposure can be set to be locked when the , button is pressed (page 73). 3 While keeping the , button pressed, recompose, focus and shoot. • The following functions can be operated while the , button is kept pressed: 1. Flexible Program (page 51) in Auto-Multi Progam Exposure mode 2. Shutter speed adjustment in Shutter-Priority Auto Exposure mode 3. Aperture adjustment in Aperture-Priority Auto Exposure mode In any of these three situations, controlled shutter speed and/or aperture will be displayed after change. • Rotating the metering system selector to another setting does not change the metering system during Auto Exposure Lock operation. (The metering system changes as soon as the Auto Exposure Lock is cancelled.) c 7: Auto Exposure Lock can be set to be activated by lightly pressing the shutter release button (page 72). c 11: Auto Exposure Lock can be set to remain after you remove your finger from the , button. In this case, AE lock is released when the , button is pressed again (page 73). 59 Exposure

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Auto Exposur
Auto Exposur
e Lock
e Lock
Exposure
When you want to control the exposure of a specific area within a
scene, measure the exposure on the area with Spot or Centre-
Weighted Metering, press the
button to lock the exposure, then
recompose the picture. Set exposure to a mode other than Manual.
1
2
Position focus area on subject and lightly press the
shutter release button, then press the
button.
Confirm focus indicator
/
appears in the viewfinder.
Rotate the metering system selector to select Centre-
Weighted or Spot Metering.
• Matrix Metering is not recommended since the effect of the Auto Exposure
Lock cannot be effectively attained.
• When the
button is pressed, exposure at the area of selected metering
system is locked and remains locked as long as the button is kept pressed.
• When the
button is pressed,
EL
appears in the viewfinder.
• Area of exposure in Spot Metering:
1. When the focus area and metering area are linked in Spot Metering
(page 49), exposure is locked at selected focus area.
2. When Dynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority (page 40) is
selected in Spot Metering, exposure is locked at centre focus area (page
49).
3
While keeping the
button pressed, recompose,
focus and shoot.
• The following functions can be operated while the
button is kept
pressed:
1. Flexible Program (page 51) in Auto-Multi Progam Exposure mode
2. Shutter speed adjustment in Shutter-Priority Auto Exposure mode
3. Aperture adjustment in Aperture-Priority Auto Exposure mode
In any of these three situations, controlled shutter speed and/or aperture
will be displayed after change.
• Rotating the metering system selector to another setting does not change
the metering system during Auto Exposure Lock operation. (The metering
system changes as soon as the Auto Exposure Lock is cancelled.)
c
7
:
Auto Exposure Lock can be set to be activated by lightly pressing
the shutter release button (page 72).
c
11
:
Auto Exposure Lock can be set to remain after you remove your
finger from the
button. In this case, AE lock is released when
the
button is pressed again (page 73).
• When the Centre-Weighted Metering is selected, exposure at 12mm-
diameter circle is locked.
•In Single Servo AF or Continuous Servo AF, focus is also locked
simultaneously (page 44). Make sure to confirm focus indicator
/
appears
in the viewfinder.
c
11
:
Only exposure can be set to be locked when the
button is
pressed (page 73).