Nikon D7000 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Z

Use autoexposure lock to recompose photographs after metering exposure:

Z or b (0 105).

Choose 

Z to assign the greatest weight to the center of frame, or b to set 

exposure for a 3.5-mm circle centered on the active focus point. 

a will not 

produce the desired results.

Position the subject in the selected focus point 
and press the shutter-release button halfway. 
With the shutter-release button pressed halfway 
and the subject positioned in the focus point, 
press the AE-L/AF-L button to lock focus and 
exposure (if you are using autofocus, confirm 
that the 

I in-focus indicator appears in the 

viewfinder).

While exposure lock is in effect, an AE-L indicator 
will appear in the viewfinder.

Keeping the AE-L/AF-L button pressed, recompose 
the photograph and shoot.

A

While exposure lock is in effect, the following settings can be adjusted without altering the 
metered value for exposure:

Shutter speed and aperture (flexible program; 

0 68)

Shutter speed

Aperture

The new values can be confirmed in the viewfinder and control panel. Note that metering 
can not be changed while exposure lock is in effect.

A

If On is selected for Custom Setting c1 (Shutter-release button AE-L, 

0 213), exposure will 

lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. For information on changing the 
role of the AE-L/AF-L button, see Custom Setting f5 (Assign AE-L/AF-L button, 

0 232).