80AE LockNormally the camera automatically meters the focus and the exposure when you half-press the shutter button and locks the AF (automatic focus) and AE (automatic exposure)at the same time. However, you can lock the exposure by pressing the buttonbefore pressing the shutter button.If you press the shutter button with the button depressed, only AF is performedand the exposure does not change.Conversely, if you press the button with the shutter button half-pressed, the focusis fixed and you can adjust the exposure.The exposure is held only as long as the button is depressed and released assoon as the button is released.1 Point the camera at the subject forwhich you want to set theexposure.2 Press the button.Keep the button pressed down. While thebutton depressed, the exposure setting willnot change. When the exposure is locked,the AEL mark appears in the viewfinder.If you half-press the shutter button whileholding down the button, automaticfocus also operates.3 With the button still presseddown, take the picture.You can continue to take other pictures atthe same exposure, as long as you keepthe button pressed down.When the shutter button is half-pressedWhen you press the button, the exposure setting selected by half-pressing the shutter buttonis canceled and the exposure selected with the button press is used. On the other hand, if thebutton is released, then exposure changes as metered automatically with a half-press on theshutter button.ViewfinderLockedexposureAEL displayed2 3
