Proxima ASA COOLPIX 950 - Manual (Page 33)

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CONCEPT
PRACTICE
Making a Panorama—Tips (AE-LOCK)
In M-REC mode, you can lock autoexposure and auto white
balance to produce a series of photographs with consistent color
balance and exposure. This can be used to take several matching
photographs of a single scene, which can later be blended
together to create a panorama or a virtual-reality image.
Using autoexposure and auto white-balance lock
When making a panorama, use a tripod to maintain a consistent
angle. To turn the lock function on:
1
Turn the mode dial to M-REC.
2
Press the MENU button to display the
shooting menu, then press it again to view
the second page.
3
Using the zoom buttons, highlight AE-
LOCK and press the shutter-release but-
ton.
Autoexposure and white-balance settings are fixed at the values
used in the first photograph taken after ON is selected. You can
turn the lock function off to allow the camera to set autoexposure
and white balance separately for each picture by selecting OFF
from the AE-LOCK menu. To restore the original lock settings,
select ON again. Before beginning a new panorama, select RESET
to clear the previous settings, then repeat steps 2–5, above.
➔
AUTO
S H O O T I N G
S E T U P
F O L D E R S
L E N S
C A R D F O R M A T
A E L O C K
1 U S E R S E T
R E S E T A L L
4
Select ON from the AE-LOCK menu and
press the shutter-release button. The
indicators AE-L and WB-L will appear in
the LCD monitor.
5
After viewing the scene in the LCD moni-
tor and adjusting settings to produce sat-
isfactory exposure, take the first photo-
graph in the series.
AUTO
O N
R E S E T
O F F
AE-L
WB-L
A E L O C K
The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu