Nikon COOLPIX 880 Manual page 92

Auto-Exposure Hold
Spot or center-weighted metering sets exposure for the subject in the center focus area (shown by the
focus target in the viewfinder) when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. If your subject is not
in the center focus area, exposure will be set for an object in the background, with the result that your
main subject may be over- or under-exposed. Using AE hold, you can meter your main subject and then
adjust the composition before taking the photograph.
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Set metering to
2
Position the subject in the center of the frame and press the
shutter-release button halfway to lock focus (
sure.
3
Keeping the shutter-release button held halfway, recompose your
photograph. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the
way down to shoot.
Spot AF Area metering can be used in combination with focus-area selection (
lighting in one of five focus areas, allowing you to meter an off-center subject without using auto-
exposure hold.
(spot) or (center-weighted)
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