Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting page 94

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[] AE hold
[] AEtoggle
While the button is held down, the camera temporarily
performs spot metering regardless of the metering mode
previously selected and locks the acquired exposure vdue.
Press Ibe shutter button to take a picture while keeping the
AEL (AE Lock) button pressed down. This is suitable if you
normally use multi-segment or center weighted metering but
need to temporarily use spot metering because of the type of
gLibjeer.
Press Ibe button once and release it, and the camera
temporarily performs spot metering regardless of the
metering mode previously selected and locks the acquired
exposure value. Press the button again, and the lock is
released.
There is no need to hold the AEL (AE Lock) button down
when the shutter button is pressed. This is suitable if you
normally use multi-segment or center weighted metering but
need to temporarily use spot metering because of the type of
subject.
• While the exposure value is locked, '%EL" appears on the LCD monitor and in lhe viewfinder. Be sure 1o
renlember 1o release the lock when "AE loggle" is selected.
• Except lot lhe shutter speed priority mode and the manual mode, slow sync is selected and AE lock is
pedormed when the flash is used (page 69).
• Tile "hold" and 'qoggle" seltings atlPct tile manual shift (page 39) in lhe manual mode.
You can change the flmction of the control dial in manual and program shift mode.
& Shutter speed Manual Mode Control dial: Shutter speed
+_ (Exposure) button + Control dial: Aperture
Program Shift Ps shift/The control dial changes the shutter
speed.)
Aperture Manual Mode Control dial:
Aperture
+_
(Exposure)
button + Control dial: Shutter
speed
Program Shift PA shift/The control dial changes the aperture.)
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