Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)
You can set the exposure and focus separately. This is effective when the contrast is too strong between the subject and background or when a subject is backlit.
1Press the 
button to turn on the LCD monitor.
2Focus the AF frame or the spot metering frame on the subject on which you wish to lock the exposure setting and press the shutter button halfway.
•Selecting an AF frame (p. 74)
•Switching Between Light Metering Modes (p. 77)
3 While pressing the shutter button
halfway, press the 
button.
• The exposure setting locks (AE Lock) and the 
icon appears on the LCD monitor.
• Using any button, lever or switch other than B, A, C or D on the multicontroller cancels the AE lock.
AE Lock Icon
4Recompose the image and shoot.
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