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Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure [AF/AE LOCK]
VQT5B76
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AF/AE Lock switching
By using [AF/AE Lock] in the recording menu, you can set whether to lock focus and/or
exposure.
[AF] Only the focus is locked.
• [AFL] is 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], aperture value and shutter speed are displayed when the focus and
the exposure are optimized.
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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]. (→62)
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AF Lock only is effective in the following cases.
• [Manual Exposure] Mode
• [Panorama Shot] Mode
• [Scene Mode]
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During Manual Focus, only AE Lock can be used.
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Lock is canceled when zooming is performed after locking.
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When AE lock is performed, the brightness of the recording screen that appears on
the LCD monitor/Viewfinder is fixed.
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Under [Program AE] Mode, program shift can be operated even after AE Lock is set.
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About recording motion pictures
• Lock is released when recording motion picture is started except when recording in
[Creative Video Mode].
• Under [Creative Video Mode], lock is also effective during motion picture recording.
(However, lock is released when zoom operation is performed).
• Lock operations cannot be performed during motion picture recording.