Shooting with the AE Lock
You can lock the exposure and shoot, or set the focus and exposure separately to shoot. AE stands for “Auto Exposure”.
Lock the exposure.
z Point the camera toward the subject and
press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway.
XWhen & appears, the exposure will be locked.
zIf you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, & will disappear and AE will unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot.
Shooting with the FE Lock
Just as with the AE lock (p. 102), you can lock the exposure for shooting with the flash. FE stands for “Flash Exposure”.
Lock the flash exposure.
z Point the camera toward the subject and
press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway.
XThe flash will fire and when ( appears, the flash output will be retained.
zIf you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, ( will disappear and FE will unlock.
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