For Special Exposure Situations; Auto Exposure Lock Lever - Nikon N2000 Instruction Manual

FOR SPECIAL EXPOSURE SITUATIONS
Auto exposure lock lever
In P, P HI and A modes, to shoot a subject outside the 12 mm-dia.
circle, or when there is a substantial difference in brightness
between the main subject and the background (e.g., a strongly
backlit subject), use the auto exposure lock lever. Holding the
lever in locks the correct exposure value on the principal subject
of your picture.
1_ Center principal subject inside the viewfinder or move in
closer to the subject.
2_ Lightly press shutter release button.
3. Turn auto exposure lock lever towards lens and hold it in.
4. Recompose and shoot.
When you recompose, in A mode, the LED that indicates the
shutter speed for the central 12 mm-dia. circle area blinks. (See
example at right). Ignore the blinking LED. The shutter operates
at the speed indicated by the lit-up LED (1/60 sec. in the
example). In P and P HI modes, only the lit-up LED is shown.
(In A mode)
r--------------- --------,
60
=
Shutter speed
for the girl's face
\ I
:250:= Shutter speed
I \
for the background
60
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