Olympus C-2100 - Manual (Page 130)

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RECORDING—brightness/exposure
Locking the Exposure ~ AE Lock
By pressing the AEL button, you can lock the exposure at the setting you pre-
fer. This is useful when you want to set an exposure that is different from
what the camera would normally choose.
1 Set the Mode Dial to P, A, S, S-Prg
or
.
●
AE Lock is not available when it is
set to M.
2 Compose your shot, then press
the AEL button.
●
AEL appears when the exposure
is being recorded.
●
When MULTI METERING is set to
ON in the menu, the light meter is
displayed on the Monitor. Set it to
OFF to turn off the display. (P132)
To change the locked exposure...
Re-position the camera and press
the AEL button again. Each time you
press the AEL button, the exposure
is reset to the current reading.
To cancel AE lock...
Press
on the Arrow pad. The AEL
display disappears.
To keep the memorized exposure
after recording (AE Memory)...
Press
on the Arrow pad, then
MEMO appears.
1
2
AEL
P F2.8 1/800 0.0
P F2.8 1/800 0.0
MEMO
AE being recorded