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BUTTON FUNCTIONS (Cont.)
Locking the exposure — AE lock
Suitable for situations when optimal exposure is difficult to achieve (such as excessive
contrast between the subject and the surroundings). For example, if the sun is in the
frame and shooting with automatic exposure results in a dark subject, re-compose your
shot so that the sun is not in the frame. Then, press the button to lock the
metered value (exposure) temporarily. Then compose your shot again with the sun in the
frame and shoot. In other words, use AE lock when you want a different exposure from
the image you want to focus on.
Multi-metering
Meters the brightness of the subject at up to 8 different points to set the optimal exposure
based on the average brightness. Useful with high-contrast subjects.
1
Set the Mode dial to P or A/S/M.
(The M mode is not available.)
2
Press the button to engage
the spot metering mode.
3
Set MULTI METERING to ON in the
Menu.
4
Point the camera toward the
subject, then press the
button. Brightness meter readings
are ignored after the 9th reading.
Picture rotation
When you take a picture with the camera held in the vertical position, the picture is
oriented vertically, i.e. longer vertically than horizontally.
Normal playback of a
vertically oriented picture
Picture rotated 90°
counter-clockwise from
normal playback position
Picture rotated 90°
clockwise from normal
playback position
