Olympus SP-500 UZ - Manual (Page 57)

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AE lock
This function is suitable for situations when optimum exposure is difficult
to achieve, such as when there is excessive contrast between the subject
and the surroundings.
1
Compose your picture so that you
can lock the exposure, and press
the [ button.
g “Direct buttons” (P. 12)
• The meter reading is saved.
• To reset the AE lock, press the [
button again. Press the [ button to
engage and disengage the AE lock.
• When a function other than AE lock is
assigned to the [ button, reassign the
function. g“Customizing the camera
(MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/CUSTOM BUTTON)” (P. 113)
2
Position the AF target mark on the
subject you want to focus on, and
press the shutter button halfway.
• The green lamp lights.
3
Press the shutter button fully.
• The AE lock is automatically canceled
when the picture is taken.
TIPS
To save the locked meter reading after taking a picture (AE memory)
j After setting the AE lock in Step 1, or after pressing the shutter button
halfway in Step 2, press the [ button for more than 1 second. C is
displayed. The exposure is saved while C is displayed. Press the [
button again to cancel the AE memory.
When the AE lock was canceled even though it was engaged
j Do not operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after performing the AE
lock. Doing so will cancel the AE lock.
j When the camera reactivates after sleep mode, or the power or monitor is
turned off, the AE lock is canceled.
The landscape appears dark
because the sky is bright. Recompose your picture so there
is not much sky in the frame and
lock the exposure. Compose your
picture again with the sky in the
frame and take the picture.
Ex:
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1600 1600×1200 1200 SQ1 SQ1
F4.0 F4.0 1/200 1/200 0.0 0.0
While the AE lock is engaged,
B is displayed.
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1600 1600×1200 1200 SQ1 SQ1
F4.0 F4.0 1/200 1/200 0.0 0.0