Olympus C-4000 Zoom - Manual (Page 87)

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Chapter 5
AE lock
— Locking the exposure
Suitable for situations when optimal exposure is difficult to achieve (such as
excessive contrast between the subject and the surroundings). For example,
if nearly the whole frame is taken up with sky, shooting with automatic
exposure will result in a dark subject. In this case, first frame an image
without any sky. Then, press the
button to lock the exposure of the
non-sky frame. Finally, compose your shot again with the sky in the frame
and shoot. In other words, use AE lock when you want an exposure setting
that's different from the setting that would normally apply to the image you
want to shoot.
∑ Setting AE lock
1 Set AE lock to the button.
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“Setting the custom button” (P. 146)
● Set MULTI METERING to OFF (P. 83).
If set to ON, AE lock is not available.
Mode dial
setting
button
AEL