Advanced (Recording pictures)
Fixingthe Focus and the Exposure (AFfAE Lock)
This isusefulwhen you want totakea pictureofa subjectoutsidetheAF area orthe
contrastistoo strongand you cannot achieveappropriateexposure.
• Fixing the exposure only
Align the screen with the subject.
Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the
exposure.
(_ [AF/AE LOCK] button
• The aperture value and the shutter speed light.
• if you release [AF/AE LOCK], AE Lock is canceled.
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the
camera as you compose the picture.
(_ AE lock indication
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
on the subject and then press it fully.
• Fixing the focus or the focus/the exposure
l Select [AF/AE LOCK] in the [CUSTOM] menu. (P32)
2 Press A/V to select [AF] or [AF/AE] and then press
[MENU/SET].
3 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Taking pictures when [AF] or [AF/AE] is set
O Aim the lens at the subject.
O Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and the exposure.
• When [AF] is selected, [AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light
when the subject is focused.
• When [AF/AE] is selected, [AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and the
shutter speed light when the subject is focused and the exposure is set.
• If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the camera to the composition you would like to
take and then press the shutter button fully.
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