Nikon D700 - Autoexposure(Ae) Lock

Autoexposure(AE) Lock
Use autoexposure lock to recompose photographs after metering
exposure.
Metering selector
:25 F5.6 P ISO 2
125 F5.o P ISO cn
AE-L/AF-L button
III)
Lock exposure.
Position the subject in the selected
focus
point and press the shutter-
release
button halfway. With the
shutter-release
button pressed halfway
and the subject positioned in the focus
point, press the
AE-UAF-L button to lock
exposure (and focus, except in manual
focus mode). Confirm
that the in-focus
indicator
(e) appears in the viewfinder.
While exposure lock
is in effect, an AE-L
indicator will appear in the viewfinder.
Matrix metering will
not
produce the desired results
with autoexposure lock. If
using center-weighted
metering, select the center
focus
point with the multi
selector (pg. 76).
1 Select center-weighted or
spot metering (pg. 112).
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