Ae lock

AE lock (AE-L)
A button or lever on the camera or exposure meter used to lock the automatically measured light reading into a memory while you recompose This is ideal for backlit subjects because you may move closer to the subject, ...

AE Lock
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Automatic Exposure lock is the ability to lock exposure settings (aperture and shutterspeed) calculated by the camera over a series of images.

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AE lock (AE-L)
Techniques Glossary AE lock (AE-L)
A button or lever on the camera or exposure meter used to lock the automatically measured light reading into a memory while you recompose.

AE Lock
AE Lock is a camera setting that lets you lock your automatic exposure, so you keep the same combination of f-stop and shutter speed, when your camera is in one of semi- or full automatic exposure modes.

AE Lock
Auto-Exposure Lock. This allows you to take a meter reading from a particular part of the frame, then lock that exposure while you re-compose the shot.
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AE Lock - The ability to hold the current exposure settings and allow you to point the camera elsewhere before capturing the image.

AE LOCK - Auto Exposure Lock or "AE-L" - permits you to take an exposure meter reading from part of a scene and to keep the reading to apply it to the entire composition.

AE Lock. This enables you to lock the current exposure reading and re-frame the shot using the same setting. A half-press of the shutter is normally required to activate this function, fully pressing only when you want to capture the image.

AE Lock
With this feature, your camera will remember the current exposure setting, so you can change the framing of your photo, and shoot with that exposure.
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AE Lock
Ability to "lock" the exposure of the camera, then point the camera elsewhere; a somewhat cumbersome and limited-use "poor man's exposure override".
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A common icon for AE Lock buttons.
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The standard icon for auto exposure bracketing.

Metered value with AE Lock on is set at 0.
Exposure value when spot - metering circle is moved.
Exposure value set by user, with value set by selected metering method as 0.

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Used to hold an automatically controlled shutter speed and/or lens aperture, in case you need to recompose your picture but want to retain an previous exposure reading.
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FEL works by issuing a preflash when the AE lock button or, if the camera has one, when the FEL button is pressed.

I looked all over for the AE Lock button on the New F-1, and all it was was the battery check.

Advanced cameras offer some kind of Auto Exposure Lock (aka AE Lock, Exposure Memory Lock or EV Lock).

The viewfinder displays extensive information on the camera's operation, including AF points, a focus confirmation light, Shutter speed, Aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, Exposure compensation, Spot metering circle, Exposure warning, AEB, Flash ready, ...

Look for an "Exposure Lock" or "AE Lock" button. All cameras are different in how they set the exposure lock, but you usually depress the button at a part of the image that has an average light setting for the whole scene, ...

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AE Lock - Stands for 'Auto-Exposure Lock', which enables you to take a light meter reading from a part of the frame, then hold that setting while composing the image.

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Holding the release halfway maintains the focusing point and the exposure parameters (AE Lock), and allows for re-composition of the picture, if so desired by you. To take the picture, simply push down on shutter release all the way.

New features include a multifunction thumb lever for accessing Video Start/Stop and programmable AE Lock button, and control extensions moving all of the camera's controls within reach of the right and left handles.

See also: Camera, AE, Exposure, Image, Mode