Owner's Manual

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A
Locking the Exposure for Shooting (AE Lock)
N
You can lock the exposure when you want to set the focus and
exposure separately or when you are to take multiple shots at the same
exposure setting. Press the <
A
> button to lock the exposure, then
recompose and take the picture. This is called AE lock. It is e󰀨ective for
shooting backlit subjects, etc.
1
Focus on the subject.
z
Press the shutter button halfway.
g
The exposure setting will be
displayed.
2
Press the <
A
> button
(
4
)
.
g
A <
A
> icon is displayed in the lower
left of the screen to indicate that
exposure is locked (AE lock).
z
Each time you press the <
A
> button,
the current exposure setting is locked.
3
Recompose and take the picture.
z
When you are to take more pictures
while maintaining the AE lock, keep
holding down the <
A
> button and
press the shutter button to take
another picture.
AE Lock E󰀨ects
Metering
Mode
AF Point Selection Method
Automatic Selection Manual Selection
q
Exposure centered on the AF
point in focus is locked.
Exposure centered on the
selected AF point is locked.
wre
Exposure at the center of the screen is locked.
* In [
q
] mode with the lens’s focus mode switch set to <MF>, the exposure at
the center of the screen is locked.