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Recording
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)
Applicable modes:
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the contrast is
too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate exposure.
1
Aim the AF area at the subject.
2
Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and exposure.
• This does not work when AF tracking is active.
• The setting is cancelled by pressing the [AF/AE LOCK] again.
3
Move the camera to compose the picture and then press the shutter
button fully.
• When [AE] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus,
press the shutter button fully.
(DMC-FZ200)
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To use as the [AF/AE LOCK] button, set [AF/AE LOCK /Fn2] in the [Setup] menu to [AF/AE
LOCK].
(DMC-FZ60)
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To use as the [AF/AE LOCK] button, set [AF/AE LOCK /Fn1] in the [Setup] menu to [AF/AE
LOCK].
Fn2
AF/AE
LOCK
(DMC-FZ200)
Fn1
AF/AE LOCK
(DMC-FZ60)
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