Advanced (Recording pictures)
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For details on
[REC]
mode menu settings, refer to
.
Take a picture with the focus or exposure locked.
This is a technique for setting the focus and the exposure in advance when the subject is
outside the focus area or when the contrast is too sharp and the appropriate exposure
cannot be achieved.
Applicable modes:
∫
Setting the AF/AE lock
1
Aim the AF area at the subject.
2
Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and exposure.
3
Move the camera to compose the picture and then press the shutter button fully.
∫
To cancel the AF/AE lock
The setting is cancelled by pressing the [AF/AE LOCK] again.
Note
•
Exposure is set even if the brightness of the subject changes in [AE].
•
The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is
locked.
•
Programme shift can be set even when AE is locked.
•
Lock is cancelled when zooming is performed after locking. Perform the locking again.
[AF/AE LOCK]
[AF]:
Only the focus is locked.
•
[
] is displayed when the focus is adjusted.
[AE]:
Only the exposure is locked.
•
[
], aperture value, and shutter speed is displayed when the exposure
is adjusted.
[AF/AE]:
Both focus and exposure are locked.
•
[
], aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the focus and
exposure are adjusted.
