Leica Digilux 3, User Manual

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Advanced
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Locking the Focus and
the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock)
This is useful when you want to take a
picture of a subject outside the AF frame or
the contrast is too strong and you cannot
achieve appropriate exposure.
1
Aim the AF frame at the subject.
: Viewfinder Display
2
Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to lock
the focus and the exposure.
: AF lock/AE lock indication
: Viewfinder Display
: When taking pictures with Live View
: AE lock indication
• The focus indication, aperture value
and the shutter speed light up when the
subject is focused and the exposure is
set.
• If you release [AFL/AEL],
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.
3
While pressing [AFL/AEL], move
the camera as you compose the
picture and then press the shutter
button fully.
: Viewfinder Display
w Locking the focus or the exposure only
1
Press [MENU/SET].
2
Press / to select
[AF/AE LOCK] and then press .
3
Press / to select [AF] or [AE]
and then press [MENU/SET].
4
Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
When [AF] is selected
(Fixing the focus only)
Aim the AF frame at the subject.
Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to lock the
focus.
• The focus indication lights up when
the subject is focused.
• If you release [AFL/AEL],
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.
While pressing [AFL/AEL], move the
camera as you compose the picture and
then press the shutter button fully.
A
P P
STANDARD STANDARD
ISO ISO
100 100
AUTO AUTO
WB WB
19 19
NORMAL NORMAL
CUSTOM CUSTOM
-1 +1 +1 0 -2 +2 +2
125 125 F 5.6 5.6
AFL
AEL
SINGLE SINGLE
C
ISO ISO100
100
P
STD STD
19 19
AEL
F5.6 F5.6 125 125
AFL AFL
AEL AEL
AFL AFL AEL AEL
B
E
B
D
AEL
F
SET
MENU
3
/
3
REC
SELECT
BURST RATE
AE
AF/AE
AF-L
AE-L
AF/AE LOCK
FLASH SYNC.
AF
SET
MENU
AUTO BRACKET