Olympus CAMEDIA C-8080 Wide Zoom Reference Manual page 87

AE Lock - Locking the exposure
TIPS
To save the locked multi-metering exposure after shooting (AE memory)
→ After setting AE lock in Step 1, or after pressing the shutter button halfway
in Step 2, hold down the AEL button for more than 1 second. C appears.
While C is displayed, the exposure is saved. Press the AEL button again
to cancel the AE memory.
AE lock was canceled.
→ Do not operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after performing AE lock.
Doing so will cancel AE lock.
→ The camera had emerged from sleep mode or the power was turned off.
• AE lock is not available when multi-metering is enabled. Set the metering
method to ESP, 5 or 4. g"Metering" (P.81)
Note
• AE lock is not available when a menu is displayed on the screen.
g"Menu basics" (P.38)
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• AE lock is not available when the control panel is displayed on the screen.
g"CONTROL PANEL – Using the monitor as a control panel" (P.163)
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