Olympus C-2040 Zoom C-2040 Zoom Reference Manual - Page 99

Custom Photography Taking picture with pre-fixed exposure Taking Pictures with the exposure locked (AE lock) Pressing the [OK] button locks the exposure for the camera's current image. You can use this feature when you want to set the exposure for one scene and then recompose the shot and use the same exposure settings for the new scene. Set the "AE LOCK" setting to "SINGLE" beforehand. (P.98) DIAL P A/S/M 1 Compose the shot with the exposure settings you want to use and press the [OK] button. A/S/M P OFF POW ER/MODE 4 q The monitor switches on and " AEL " appears while the camera stores the exposure settings. q If "MULTI" is selected as the "AE LOCK" setting, the light meter is displayed. Change the setting to "SINGLE". (P.98) To change the locked exposure: Recompose the shot and press the [OK] button again. The exposure settings are updated each time you press the [OK] button. To cancel AE lock: Press on the Arrow pad. " AEL " disappears. 1 Monitor OK AEL Lock the exposure differential you want to use. To ensure that the stored exposure settings are retained after you take the shot (AE Memory): Press . " MEMO " is displayed. Compose the shot you want to take 99