Konica Minolta 9 - Manual (Page 26)

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METERING — Automatic Exposure Lock (AEL)
Press the AE-lock button to lock the exposure
using the currently selected metering pattern
without locking the focus. The exposure
remains locked until the AE-lock button is
released.
• Pressing the AE-lock button sets the flash to
slow sync mode (p.64).
1. Select the desired metering pattern
(pp.45-47).
2. Meter the area on which you want
to lock the exposure.
3. Press and hold the AE-lock button.
• AEL appears in the viewfinder.
4. Recompose the scene as desired.
• The meter index indicators display the EV
difference between the locked exposure and the
exposure for the subject area currently inside the
spot metering area.
• The second indicator in the exposure index does
not appear when slow sync is selected.
5. Press the shutter-release button all-
the-way down to take the picture.
Locked Exposure (0)
Current Reading
Setting 2.
Press the AE-lock button once to activate Automatic Exposure
Lock. Press again to cancel.
Custom Function Notes METERING