Panasonic DMC-GH4 Fixing the Focus and the Exposure AF/AE Lock, Custom AF/AE Lock Hold ON/OFF

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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.

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Align the screen with the subject.

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

•If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.

•Only the exposure is locked in the default setting.

While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the camera as you compose the picture and then press shutter button fully.

AAE Lock indication

AF/AE

LOCK

AEL

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

Setting the functions of [AF/AE LOCK]

	>	[Custom] > [AF/AE Lock]
			Only the exposure is locked.
[AE LOCK]			• When the exposure is set, [AEL], the aperture value, and the shutter speed
			are displayed.
			Only the focus is locked.
[AF LOCK]			• When the subject is focused, [AFL], the focus indication, the aperture value,
			and the shutter speed are displayed.
			Both focus and exposure are locked.
[AF/AE LOCK]			• [AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and shutter speed are
			displayed when the focus and the exposure are optimized.
[AF-ON]			Auto Focus is performed.
Maintaining/not maintaining the lock when [AF/AE LOCK] is released
	>	[Custom] > [AF/AE Lock Hold] > [ON]/[OFF]

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