Konica Minolta DYNAX 3 - Manual (Page 39)

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EXPOSURE – AE-LOCK
Spot metering uses only the center
honeycomb segment shown by the spot
metering area in the viewfinder. You can
lock the metered exposure without locking
the focus. With a high or low key subject,
an object away from the subject can be
used to set the shutter speed and
aperture. The exposure remains locked
until the spot AE lock button is released.
• When using flash. pressing the spot-AE lock button sets the flash mode to
slow-sync (p.94).
Press and hold the spot AE
lock button.
• will be displayed in the
viewfinder to indicate the exposure
is locked.
Spot-AE Lock
Place the spot metering area
on the area to be metered.
• Make sure the light falling on the
metered area is the same as the light
falling on the subject.
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Spot metering area
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Spot AE lock button
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Subject on the right
When pressing the spot AE-lock button, only the spot metering area will
be used to calculate the exposure.
Spot metering area
EXPOSURE – Metering System
This is the camera’s standard metering mode and is appropriate for most
photographic situations.
• 14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering uses information from the
autofocus system to set the metering pattern according to the position of
the main subject. The light metered by each segment is then evaluated to
determine the degree of spot-lighting or backlighting in the scene.
Subject in the center
14-Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering
Spot Metering
• In manual focus mode with any lens except the ‘D’ series lenses, the cam-
era switches to center-weighted metering. The metered exposure may be
different between autofocus and manual focus.