Leica 18461, 18115 manual Locking the exposure and/or focus, 103

Taking pictures

Locking the exposure and/or focus

It is convenient to use the [AF/AE LOCK] button when you want to change the composition after having set focus and exposure for the decisive and off-center part of the subject.

Point the camera at the subject

Press the [AF/AE LOCK] button

Focus is locked (AF Lock)

Exposure is locked (AE lock)

Adjust the composition and then take the picture

••To cancel the focus or exposure

→ Press [AF/AE LOCK] button again

●●You can use [AF/AE Lock] in the [Rec] menu to switch between the AE Lock (lock exposure only) setting and the AF Lock (lock focus only) setting. (→138)

●●The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway, even when the exposure setting is locked.

●●Program Shift can be set even when the exposure setting is locked.

●●When you record motion pictures after locking the exposure and/or focus, you can continue to record still pictures in the locked state in [Creative Video Mode]. Lock will canceled in modes other than [Creative Video Mode].

●●Lock is canceled when changing the focal length/zooming after locking the exposure and/or focus. Perform the locking operation again.

●●AE Lock will be disabled in [Manual Exposure] Mode and [Scene Mode].

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