Minolta Maxxum Dynax 7 User Manual page 43

AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE LOCK (AEL)
• The EV scale is marked in 1/2 or 1/3EV increments depending on the
current setting of the exposure compensation dial (p. 77).
• or will blink in the meter index if the settings will over or underex-
pose the subject by more than 3.0EV.
• If you press the display-selection button, the
meter-index display appears in the navigation
display. When you press the AE-lock button,
the index shows the differences between the
locked exposure and the exposure currently in
the spot-metering area.
Brightness-Distribution Display
The display shows the difference between the
locked value "0" and the output from each of
the 14-honeycomb segments.
While pressing the AE-lock but-
ton, press the display-selection
button. Each segment will be
shaded and a value indicated.
• The shading appears as;
White : +1EV or more.
Gray : when between -1EV and +1EV.
(No value given when gray)
Black : -1EV or less.
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Shutter speed Aperture
3 EV over
the locked
value.
2EV under
• If more than 3.0EV, only + or - will appear, instead of a value.
• Press the display-selection button once again to cancel the bright-
ness-distribution display while still pressing the AE-lock button.
• If you release your finger from the AE-lock button, both brightness dis-
tribution and locked exposure will be canceled.
• Shutter speed, aperture, and exposure compensation appear in the
top portion of the display.
• If a non-displayed setting is changed, the operation display appears.
• This feature is useful for monitoring which areas of the picture are
under or over-exposed, and allows the user to also confirm the varia-
tion on the brightness distribution with the exposure-compensation
dial.
• If bracketing is selected, the normal position (+/- 0) of the bracketing
series will be displayed in the brightness-distribution display.
• Brightness-distribution display shows values without flash. When flash
fires, displayed values may be slightly lower than the values without
flash.
• The EV scale is marked in 1/2 or 1/3EV increments depending on the
current setting of the exposure copmensation dial (p. 77-78).
Exposure compensation
Difference is between -1EV
and +1EV.
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