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My EVOLT E-500 does not lock the exposure in the M (manual) shooting mode even though I press the AEL/AFL (auto exposure lock) button. Why not?

April 26, 2017ael AFL e-500 EVOLT exposure lock manual mode Press shooting

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My EVOLT E-500 does not lock the exposure in the M (manual) shooting mode even though I press the AEL/AFL (auto exposure lock) button. Why not?

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Olympus DSLRs do not meter light to automatically establish the exposure setting when the shooting mode is set to M (manual). Instead, the photographer must manually set the exposure by entering aperture and shutter speed values. This is by design. Because there is no auto exposure, there can be no AEL.