Nikon D5 User Manual

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Metered Area

In spot metering, exposure will be locked at the value metered at the
selected focus point (

0 129). In center-weighted metering, exposure

will be locked at the value metered in a 12-mm circle in the center of the
viewfinder.

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Adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture

While exposure lock is in effect, the following settings can be adjusted
without altering the metered value for exposure:

Exposure mode

Setting

P

Shutter speed and aperture (flexible program;

0 133)

S

Shutter speed

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Aperture

The new values can be confirmed in the viewfinder and top control
panel. Note that the metering method can not be changed while
exposure lock is in effect.

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See Also

If On (half press) is selected for Custom Setting c1 (Shutter-release
button AE-L
,

0 302), exposure will lock when the shutter-release

button is pressed halfway.

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