Olympus C-3020 Zoom - Manual (Page 104)

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Chapter 5
Metering modes — Metering the
subject brightness (Cont.)
AE lock — Locking the exposure
Suitable for situations when optimal exposure is difficult to achieve (such as
excessive contrast between the subject and the surroundings). For example,
if the sun is in the frame and shooting with automatic exposure results in a
dark subject, re-compose your shot so that the sun is not in the frame. Then,
press the
button to lock the metered value (exposure) temporarily.
Then compose your shot again with the sun in the frame and shoot. In other
words, use AE lock when you want an exposure setting that’s different from
the setting that would normally apply to the image you want to shoot.
1 Compose the picture where you want
to lock the metered value (exposure),
then press the
button.
● To cancel AE lock, press the
button again and release it quickly. If
you want to lock a different exposure,
re-compose the picture and press the
button again. Each time you press the
button, lock and cancel are repeated.
● AE lock is canceled T See “TIPS”
(P. 106).
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