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When the spot-AE lock button is pressed and held, the exposure is locked (p. 40). How the spot but-
ton operates and what functions it controls can be changed in the custom-1 section of the recording-
mode menu (p. 78). If one of the AF/AE settings is selected, the metering mode set with the function
dial will be employed when the spot-AE lock button is used.
SPOT AF/AEL
Recording-mode
menu setting
AF/AE hold
While pressing and holding the spot-AE lock button, the focus and expo-
sure are set and locked. These settings will remain in effect until the spot
button is released.
AF/AE toggle
Pressing and releasing the spot-AE lock button will set and lock the focus
and exposure. The settings are canceled when the spot-AE lock button is
pressed again.
AE hold
AE toggle
The camera’s default setting. While pressing and holding the spot-AE lock
button, the exposure is set and locked. This setting will remain in effect
until the spot-AE lock button is released.
Pressing and releasing the spot-AE lock button will set and lock the expo-
sure.The setting is canceled when the spot button is pressed again.
• The autofocus and auto-exposure settings will not reset after an image has been captured until the spot-
AE lock button has been released (hold setting) or pressed again (toggle setting).
• The AE hold or AE toggle setting can be used to activate the slow-shutter-sync flash mode in P or A
exposure modes (p. 87).
• When the camera is set to continuous AF, focus can be locked with the spot AE button set to AF/AE hold
and toggle. If activated in the custom 1 section of the setup menu, Direct Manual Focus (p. 131) can be
used with continuous AF when the focus is locked.