Focus/Exposure Lock

To compose photographs with off-center subjects:

1 Focus: Position the subject in the focus frame and press the shutter button halfway to lock focus and exposure. Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter button is pressed halfway (AF/AE lock).

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RDepending on the option selected for vAE/AF-LOCK BUTTON in the setup menu (P85), focus and/or exposure can also be locked by pressing the AFL/AEL button; focus and/or exposure will remain locked even if the shutter button is pressed. Choose AE LOCK ONLY to lock exposure but not focus, AF LOCK ONLY to lock focus but not exposure, or AE/AF LOCK to lock both focus and exposure. In manual focus mode (P48), the camera will focus automatically with the AFL/AEL button.

2 Recompose: Keep the shutter button pressed halfway or keep the AFL/AEL button pressed.

R If AE&AF ON/OFF SWITCH is selected for kAE/AF-LOCK MODE (P85), focus and/or

 

exposure lock when the AFL/AEL button is pressed and remain locked until the button P 2000 F5.6

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is pressed again.

 

3Shoot: Press the button all the way down.

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