Kodak EasyShare P880 zoom digital camera — User's guide

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Using the AE/AF (Auto Exposure/Auto Focus) button

AE/AF lock mode	Description
(default)	Exposure setting is independent of pressing the Shutter button. This allows for creative compositions and exposure situations. Retains the settings and prevents changes accidentally.
	Use focus lock to obtain exact focus subject and situations where AF may not work. Allows for creative compositions and focus situations. Examples: Low-contrast scenes: subject is wearing clothing that is the same color as the background. Patterned subject or scene: building windows, subjects with horizontal stripes, animal in a cage, person in a forest, etc. Extreme differences in brightness within the framing marks: light is in the background and main subject is in shadow.
/	Use when you want to control both exposure and focus independent of pressing the Shutter button.

AE/AF lock mode

Description

(default)

Exposure setting is independent of pressing the Shutter button. This allows for creative compositions and exposure situations. Retains the settings and prevents changes accidentally.

Use focus lock to obtain exact focus subject and situations where AF may not work. Allows for creative compositions and focus situations. Examples:

Low-contrast scenes: subject is wearing clothing that is the same color as the background.

Patterned subject or scene: building windows, subjects with horizontal stripes, animal in a cage, person in a forest, etc.

Extreme differences in brightness within the framing marks: light is in the background and main subject is in shadow.

Use when you want to control both exposure and focus independent of pressing the Shutter button.

Taking pictures using the AF lock

For special situations where AF may not work (Using the AE/AF (Auto Exposure/Auto Focus) button):

Set the AE/AF lock button to AF.
Place the framing marks on the main subject.
Press the AE/AF lock button.
Recompose the picture and press the Shutter button halfway to lock the

exposure position.
Press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture.

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