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Advanced shooting functions
1 Compose your picture so that you
can lock the exposure, and press
the [ button.
g“Direct buttons” (P. 12)
• The meter reading is saved.
• To reset the AE lock, press the [
button again. Press the [ button to
engage and disengage the AE lock.
• When a function other than AE lock is
assigned to the [ button, reassign the
function. g“Customizing the camera (MY MODE SETUP/SHORT CUT/
CUSTOM BUTTON)” (P. 115)
2 Position the AF target mark on the
subject you want to focus on, and
press the shutter button halfway.
• The green lamp lights.
3 Press the shutter button fully.
• The AE lock is automatically canceled
when the picture is taken.
TIPS
To save the locked meter reading after taking a picture (AE memory)
j After setting the AE lock in Step 1, or after pressing the shutter button
halfway in Step 2, press the [ button for more than 1 second. C is
displayed. The exposure is saved while C is displayed. Press the [
button again to cancel the AE memory.
When the AE lock was canceled even though it was engaged
j Do not operate any of the buttons or the mode dial after performing the AE
lock. Doing so will cancel the AE lock.
j When the camera reactivates after sleep mode, or the power or monitor is
turned off, the AE lock is canceled.
441600
1600
×
1200
1200
SQ1
SQ1
F4.0
F4.0
1/200
1/200
0.0
0.0
While the AE lock is engaged,
B
is displayed.
441600
1600
×
1200
1200
SQ1
SQ1
F4.0
F4.0
1/200
1/200
0.0
0.0