Nikon D1X User Manual
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O-EXPOSURE LOCK
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With the AE-L/AF-L button held down, recompose your photograph (A) and
shoot (B).
Adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture
While auto-exposure lock is in effect, you can:
Exposure mode
Programmed auto
Operation
Choose a new combination of aper ture and shutter speed us-
ing flexible program (
pg. 84)
Shutter-priority auto
Adjust shutter speed
Aperture-priority auto
Adjust aperture
These operations will not affect the metered value for exposure. The adjusted values will be
displayed in the viewfinder and the control panel on top of the camera.
Metering can not be adjusted while auto-exposure lock is in effect. Any changes to metering
will only take effect after the AE-L/AF-L button is released.
7—AE Lock (
pg. 164)
This setting can be used to assign auto-exposure lock to the shutter-release button.
14—Center Weight Area (
pg. 168)
This option is used to set the size of the area assigned the greatest weight in center-weighted
metering to 6 mm (0.24˝), 10 mm (0.39˝), 13 mm (0.51˝), or to the average of the entire frame.
21—AE-L/AF-L Button (
pg. 172)
Using this option, the AE-L/AF-L button can be set to lock focus and exposure , focus only, or
exposure only, or to lock exposure when pressed and maintain this setting until pressed a
second time.
A
B