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When the spot-AE lock button is pressed and held, the exposure is locked (p.40). How the spot but-
ton operates and what functions it controls can be changed in the custom-1 section of the recording-
mode menu (p.78). If one of the AF/AE settings is selected, the metering mode set with the function
dial will be employed when the spot-AE lock button is used.
SPOT AF/AEL
Recording-mode
menu setting
AF/AE hold
While pressing and holding the spot-AE lock button, the focus and expo-
sure are set and locked.These settings will remain in effect until the spot
button is released.
AF/AE toggle
Pressing and releasing the spot-AE lock button will set and lock the focus
and exposure.The settings are canceled when the spot-AE lock button is
pressed again.
AE hold
AE toggle
The camera’s default setting.While pressing and holding the spot-AE lock
button, the exposure is set and locked.This setting will remain in effect
until the spot-AE lock button is released.
Pressing and releasing the spot-AE lock button will set and lock the expo-
sure.The setting is canceled when the spot button is pressed again.
•The autofocus and auto-exposure settings will not reset after an image has been captured until the spot-
AE lockbutton has been released (hold setting) or pressed again (toggle setting).
•The AE hold or AE toggle setting can be used to activate the slow-shutter-sync flash mode in P or A
exposure modes (p.87).
•When the camera is set to continuous AF, focus can be locked with the spot AE button set to AF/AE hold
and toggle.If activated in the custom 1 section of the setup menu, Direct Manual Focus (p. 131) can be
used with continuous AF when the focus is locked.