The AE/AF LOCK Button

The AE/AF LOCK button can be used to lock exposure or focus.
Locking Exposure1Meter exposure.

Position the subject in the focus frame and press the AE/AF LOCK button to meter expo- sure.

2Focus.
Keeping the AE/AF LOCK

 

button pressed, press the

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shutter button halfway

 

to focus. Focus and ex-

 

posure will remain locked while the shutter button is pressed halfway, even if you later release the AE/AF LOCK button.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 as desired to refocus before taking the picture.
3Recompose the picture.Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway, recompose the picture.

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Adjusting zoom ends AE lock. AE lock is not avail- able with Intelligent Face Detection.

4 Shoot.Locking Focus

If AF LOCK ONLY is selected for vAE/AF-LOCK BUTTON in the setup menu (P104), pressing the AE/AF LOCK button locks focus. If AE/AF LOCK is selected, both focus and exposure will be locked.

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If AE&AF ON/OFF SWITCH is selected for kAE/AF- LOCKMODEin the setup menu (P104), exposure and/ or focus will lock when the AE/AF LOCK button is pressed and remain locked until the button is pressed again.

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