Sony DSLR-A200W Instruction Manual - Page 77

Press the AEL button to lock the, exposure., While pressing the AEL button, focus on the subject

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Using the shooting function 3 Press the AEL button to lock the exposure. (AE lock mark) appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor. AEL button 4 While pressing the AEL button, focus on the subject, and shoot the subject. • If you continue to shoot with the same exposure value, press and hold the AEL button after the shooting. The setting is canceled when the button is released. To check the exposure of the image Hold down the AEL button and place the spot metering circle on the spot where the lighting is contrasted from the subject. The metering indicator displays the degree of exposure difference, zero being the locked exposure. Shifting to the + side makes the image brighter, and shifting to the - side makes the image darker. When the image is too bright or too dark to get the proper exposure, b or B appears or flashes at the end of the indicator. Spot metering circle 77

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Using the shooting function
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To check the exposure of the image
3
Press the AEL button to lock the
exposure.
(AE lock mark) appears in the
viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
AEL button
4
While pressing the AEL button, focus on the subject, and shoot
the subject.
If you continue to shoot with the same exposure value, press and hold the
AEL button after the shooting. The setting is canceled when the button is
released.
Hold down the AEL button and place the
spot metering circle on the spot where the
lighting is contrasted from the subject.
The metering indicator displays the
degree of exposure difference, zero being
the locked exposure.
Shifting to the + side makes the image
brighter, and shifting to the – side makes
the image darker.
When the image is too bright or too dark
to get the proper exposure,
b
or
B
appears or flashes at the end of the
indicator.
Spot metering circle