Panasonic DMC-FZ150 operating instructions 121, AF/AE Lock, Only the exposure is locked, Af/Ae

Recording

[AF/AE LOCK]

Applicable modes:

Take a picture with the focus or exposure locked.

This is a technique for setting the focus and the exposure in advance when the subject is outside the focus area or when the contrast is too sharp and the appropriate exposure cannot be achieved.

[AF]	Only the focus is locked.
	• [	] is displayed when the focus is adjusted.
[AE]	Only the exposure is locked.
	• [	], aperture value, and shutter speed is displayed when the exposure is
	adjusted.
[AF/AE]	Both focus and exposure are locked.

•[ ], aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the focus and exposure are adjusted.

∫Setting the AF/AE Lock

1Aim the AF area at the subject.

2Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and exposure.

•This does not work when AF tracking is active.

•The setting is cancelled by pressing the [AF/AE LOCK] again.

3Move the camera to compose the picture and then press the shutter fully.

Note

•The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes.

•The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked.

•Programme Shift can be set even when AE is locked.

•When recording motion pictures after locking, you can continue to record in a locked state in Creative Video Mode. Lock will be cancelled in other modes than Creative Video Mode.

•Lock is cancelled when zooming is performed after locking. Perform the locking again.

•AE Lock will not work in Manual Exposure Mode, Advanced Scene Mode and Scene Mode.

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