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Using the Built-in Flash
FE (flash exposure) lock obtains and locks the correct flash exposure
reading for any part of a subject. It works in Creative Zone modes.

j FE Lock

Focus on the subject.
•Press the shutter button halfway. Keep
pressing the shutter button halfway
until step 4.
2

Check that the <M> icon is lit.

•Press the <M> button to pop-up the
built-in flash.
•In the viewfinder, check that the <M>
icon is lit.
1

Press the <j> button. (√)

•Aim the viewfinder center over the
subject where you want to lock the
flash exposure, then press the <j>
button.
sA preflash will fire and the <j> icon
will light in the viewfinder.
• Hold down the <j> button.
3

Shoot.

•Compose the shot and press the
shutter button fully.
4
If the subject is too far away and beyond the effective range of the flash,
the <M> icon will blink. Get closer to the subject and repeat steps 2 to 4.