105, AF/AE Lock | Panasonic DMC-GF5 manual

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Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)

Applicable modes:

This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate exposure.

1Set [Fn Button Set] in the [Custom] menu to [AF/AE Lock].

•The [AF/AE Lock] cannot be assigned to [Fn2] and [Fn3].

2Align the screen with the subject.

3Press [Q.MENU/Fn1] to fix the focus or exposure.

A AE lock indication

•AF/AE Lock is canceled by pressing [Q.MENU/Fn1] button again.

4Move the camera as you compose the picture and then press

shutter button fully.	A

•When [AE] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus, press the shutter button fully.

∫AF/AE Lock

Locking of the focus and exposure can be set in [AF/AE Lock] in the [Custom] menu.

	Item	Settings
	[AE]	Only the exposure is locked.
	[AE]	• [AEL], aperture value, the shutter speed light when the exposure is set.

	[AF]	Only the focus is locked.
	[AF]	• [AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light when the
		subject is focused.
	[AF/AE]	Both focus and exposure are locked.
	[AF/AE]	• [AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and the shutter speed light
		when the subject is focused and the exposure is set.

Note

•The brightness of the image displayed on the LCD monitor will be also locked when the AE lock is performed.

•AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.

•AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.

•AE Lock and AF Lock must be activated before motion picture recording begins.

•During motion picture recording only cancellation of AF lock can be performed.

•AE Lock is canceled when motion picture recording begins.

•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.

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

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DMC-GF5 specifications

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Panasonic DMC-GF5 owner manual 105, Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock

Models: DMC-GF5