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Recording
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AF/AE Lock
Locking of the focus and exposure can be set in [AF/AE Lock] in the [Rec] menu.
Note
• When AE lock is performed, the brightness of the recording screen that appears on the LCD monitor/
Viewfinder is fixed.
• AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode or Scene Mode.
• AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.
• AE Lock and AF Lock must be activated before motion picture recording begins.
• When recording motion pictures after locking, you can continue to record in a locked state in
Creative Video Mode. Lock will be cancelled in other modes than Creative Video Mode.
• Lock is cancelled when zooming is performed after locking. Perform the locking again.
• The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes.
• 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.
Item
Description of settings
[AF]
Only the focus is locked.
• [AFL] and focus indication are displayed when the subject comes into focus.
[AE]
Only the exposure is locked.
• [AEL], aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the exposure is
adjusted.
[AF/AE]
Both focus and exposure are locked.
• [AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and shutter speed are displayed
when the focus and the exposure are optimised.
