Minolta Dynax 5 9222-2163-11 - Manual (Page 40)

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While pressing the AE-lock
button, recompose the
scene.
• The Ev scale will show the
difference in relative brightness
between the metered area and the
object in the spot metering area (p.
80).
EXPOSURE – AE-LOCK
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While still pressing the AE-
lock button, press the
shutter-release button all the
way down to take the
picture.
• If the spot AE-lock button is not released after taking the picture, the
exposure setting will remain locked.
• Slow-sync is activated when appears in the viewfinder (p.96).
Custom Function Notes
Cust-10: Spot-AE lock: activated when the AE lock button is pressed and held
(1), or activated when the button is pressed once and then canceled when it is
pressed again (2) (p.112).
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Spot metering uses only the center
honeycomb segment shown by the spot
metering area in the viewfinder. You can
lock the metered exposure without locking
the focus. With a high or low key subject,
an object away from the subject can be
used to set the shutter speed and
aperture. The exposure remains locked
until the spot AE lock button is released.
• When using flash. pressing the spot-AE lock button sets the flash mode to
slow-sync (p.96) .
Press and hold the spot AE
lock button.
• will be displayed in the
viewfinder to indicate the exposure
is locked.
Spot-AE Lock
Place the spot metering area
on the area to be metered.
• Make sure the light falling on the
metered area is the same as the light
falling on the subject.
1
Spot metering area
Ev Scale
Spot-AE lock button
2
Spot AE lock button
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