Sony A7C - AE lock

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7C α7C
AE lock
When the contrast between the subject and background is high, such as when shooting a backlit subject or a subject
near a window, meter the light at a spot where the subject appears to have the appropriate brightness and lock the
exposure before shooting. To reduce the brightness of the subject, meter the light at a spot brighter than the subject and
lock the exposure of the entire screen. To make the subject brighter, meter the light at a spot darker than the subject and
lock the exposure of the entire screen.
Hint
If you select the [AEL hold] function in [
Custom Key] or [ Custom Key], you can lock the exposure as long as you are
holding down the button. You cannot set the [AEL hold] function to [Left Button], [Right Button] or [Down Button].
Note
[
AEL hold] and [ AEL toggle] are not available when using zoom functions other than optical zoom.
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MENU →
(Camera Settings2) → [ Custom Key] or [ Custom Key] → desired key, then assign
[AEL toggle] to the key.
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Adjust the focus on the spot at which the exposure is adjusted.
2
Press the button to which [AEL toggle] is assigned.
The exposure is locked, and
(AE lock) is displayed.
3
Focus on the subject again and press the shutter button.
To cancel the exposure lock, press the button to which the [AEL toggle] function is assigned.
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