Canon EOS A2E - AE Lock; AE Lock Functionality and Usage

8. AE Lock
When you press the AE lock button,*lights in
t he viewfinder to indicate that AE lock is se t.
Once * appears the exposu re remains
locked even if you release the
AE lock button.
AE lock is available in P, Tv, Av and DEP
shooting modes .
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il mw indingmodeis Qij or Qij H,
the same exposure setting is used for a ll
continuous exposures.
AE lock operation for different AF focusing point selection and metering mode
combinations
Manual focusing point selection
Eye Controlled Focus/Automatic
focusing point selection
Locks metered
val ue based on
Evaluative metering
Locks metered value based
on selected AF focusing point after
selected
AF focusing pOint focusi ng is completed with the
sh utter button pressed halfway
Spot metering Locks metered
va lu e based on center AF focusi ng point
Center-weighted average
Locks metered
va lu e based on center AF focusing point
metering
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