Minolta 800si - Manual (Page 39)

AE LOCK
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EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
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Use this function to lock the automatic exposure settings without
locking the autofocus.
Center the subject of which
the meter-reading will be
made.
Press and hold the AE Lock
button.
• AEL appears in the viewfinder and
the data panel.
• The spot-metering frame appears
in the viewfinder.
• The 0 mark in the meter index
represents the AE lock exposure.
• The selected metering method
does not change.
This function enables you to bias the camera's exposure
calculation up to 3 EVs over or under the normal metered setting.
While pressing the exposure
compensation button, turn
either control dial.
When the desired compensation value
appears in the viewfinder and data
panel, release the exposure
compensation button.
• The compensation value will disappear from the
body data panel, but will remain in the data
panel.
MEMORY: The Exposure Compensation setting can be stored in
memory. See page 99 for information.
• Press the exposure-compensation button at any time to make the
exposure factor appear in the data panel.
• In P, A, and S modes and each subject program mode, the metering
index will appear in the viewfinder when the autofocus is activated by
Eye-start or pressing the shutter-release button partway down.
✎ Cancel exposure compensation using the above procedure to set the
compensation value to 0.0.
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