Operation Manual

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The AE/AF LOCK Button

The AE/AF LOCK button can be used to lock exposure or focus.

Locking Exposure

Meter exposure.

Position the subject in the focus frame and

press the AE/AF LOCK button to meter expo-

sure.

Focus.

Keeping the AE/AF LOCK

button pressed, press the

shutter button halfway

to focus. Focus and ex-

posure will remain locked while the shutter

button is pressed halfway, even if you later

release the AE/AF LOCK button.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 as desired to refocus

before taking the picture.

Recompose the picture.

Keeping the shutter button pressed halfway,

recompose the picture.

Adjusting zoom ends AE lock. AE lock is not avail-

able with Intelligent Face Detection.

Shoot.

Locking Focus

If AF LOCK ONLY is selected for v AE/AF-LOCK

BUTTON in the setup menu (P 104), pressing the

AE/AF LOCK button locks focus. If AE/AF LOCK is

selected, both focus and exposure will be locked.

If AE&AF ON/OFF SWITCH is selected for k AE/AF-

LOCK MODE in the setup menu (P 104), exposure and/

or focus will lock when the AE/AF LOCK button is pressed

and remain locked until the button is pressed again.