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Various Shooting Functions
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•For information on how to use manual focus, see P.84.
•You can also use the shooting se tting menu to make the [FOCUS] se tting. (GP.83)
•Use the SETUP menu to assign functions to the Fn (Function) button. (GP.150)
•You can press the Fn (Function ) button to switch AF/MF and lock the focus at the
focus lock position (AF Lock). Use the following operating procedure.
1 With the camera set to auto focus , half-press the shutter releas e button to focus on
the subject. (Focus Lock)
2 Release the shutter release button and press the Fn (Function) button.
3 The camera is set to MF and the shooting distance is fixed at the focus lock
position.
•To return to auto focus mode, press the Fn (Function) bu tton again.
Assigning the Fn (Function) button (GP.150) to [AE LOCK] and
then pressing the Fn (Function) button during shooting allows you
to lock or cancel the exposure.
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Check that the camera is ready to shoot.
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Put the subject of your photo
in the center of the screen and
press the Fn (Function) button.
• The exposure is locked and AEL
mark, aperture value, and shutter
speed appear on the screen.
• Pressing the Fn (Function ) butto n
again cancels the AE lock.
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•The exposure continues to r emain locked even after yo u shoot a picture.
•AE LOCK does not work in manual exposure mode even if the Fn (Function ) button is
assigned to [AE LOCK]. Whe n the Fn (Function) button is pressed, the value is
automatically set closer to the appropriate exposure (closer to the center of the
exposure value indicator). This is useful when, for example, you want to change/
adjust the exposure value f rom closer to the center of the exposure value indic ator
(the appropriate exposure).
•Use the SETUP menu to assign functions to the Fn (Function) button. (GP.150)
Locking the Exposure (AE LOCK)