Nikon D70S User Manual

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Taking Photographs—Exposur

Keeping the AE-L/AF-L but ton pressed, re com pose the pho to graph and

shoot.

Metered Area

In spot metering, exposure will be locked at the value metered in a 2.3-mm (0.09˝) cir-
cle centered on the selected focus area. In center-weighted metering, exposure will be
locked at the value metered in an 8-mm (0.31˝) circle at the center of the viewfi nder.

Adjusting Shutter Speed and Aperture

While exposure lock is in effect, the following settings can be changed without altering
the metered value for exposure:

The new values can be confi rmed in the viewfi nder and control panel. Note that the
metering method can not be changed while exposure lock is in effect.

15—AE-L/AF-L (

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Depending on the option selected, the AE-L/AF-L button locks both focus and exposure
(the default setting), only focus, or only exposure. Options are available for keeping
exposure locked until the AE-L/AF-L button is pressed a second time, the shutter is
released, or exposure meters turn off.

16—AE Lock (

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If +Release bttn is selected for AE Lock, exposure will lock when the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway.

Shutter speed

Settings

Mode

Shutter speed and aperture (fl exible program;

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Aperture