Leica Digilux 3 - Locking the Focus and the Exposure (AF;AE Lock)

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Locking the Focus and
the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
This is useful when you want to take a
picture of a subject outside the AF frame or
the contrast is too strong and you cannot
achieve appropriate exposure.
1 Aim the AF frame at the subject.
: Viewfinder Display
2 Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to lock
the focus and the exposure.
: AF lock/AE lock indication
: Viewfinder Display
: When taking pictures with Live View
: AE lock indication
• The focus indication, aperture value
and the shutter speed light up when the
subject is focused and the exposure is
set.
• If you release [AFL/AEL],
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.
3 While pressing [AFL/AEL], move
the camera as you compose the
picture and then press the shutter
button fully.
: Viewfinder Display
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Locking the focus or the exposure only
1 Press [MENU/SET].
2 Press

/

to select
[AF/AE LOCK] and then press

.
3 Press / to select [AF] or [AE]
and then press [MENU/SET].
4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
When [AF] is selected
(Fixing the focus only)
 Aim the AF frame at the subject.
 Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to lock the
focus.
• The focus indication lights up when
the subject is focused.
• If you release [AFL/AEL],
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.
 While pressing [AFL/AEL], move the
camera as you compose the picture and
then press the shutter button fully.
A
P
P
STANDARD
STANDARD
ISO
ISO
100
100
AUTO
AUTO
WB
WB
19
19
NORMAL
NORMAL
CUSTOM
CUSTOM
- 1
+1
+10 - 2
+2
+2
125
125F
5.6
5.6
AFL
AEL
SINGLE
SINGLE
C
ISO
ISO
100
100
P
STD
STD
19
19
AEL
F5.6
F5.6
125
125
AFL
AFL
AEL
AEL
AFL
AFL
AEL
AEL
B
E
B
D
AEL
F
SET
MENU
3
/
3
REC
SELECT
BURST RATE
AE
AF/AE
AF-L
AE-L
AF/AE LOCK
FLASH SYNC.
AF
SET
MENU
AUTO BRACKET