You can lock the exposure when the area of focus is to be different from the exposure metering area or when you want to take multiple shots at the same exposure setting. Press the <A> button to lock the exposure, then recompose and take the shot. This is called AE lock. It is effective for backlit subjects.
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Focus on the subject.
Press the shutter button halfway.
XThe exposure setting will be displayed.
Press the <A> button. (0)
XThe <A> icon lights up in the viewfinder to indicate that the exposure setting is locked (AE lock). Each time you press the <A> button, the current exposure setting is locked.
3Recompose and take the picture.
If you want to maintain the AE lock
while taking more shots, hold down the <A> button and press the shutter button to take another shot.
AE Lock Effects
Metering Mode | AF Point Selection Method (p.95) | |
Automatic Selection | Manual Selection | |
q* | AE lock is applied at the AF | AE lock is applied at the |
point that achieved focus. | selected AF point. | |
we | AE lock is applied at the center AF point. | |
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*When the lens’s focus mode switch is set to <MF>, AE lock is applied at the center AF point.
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