Panasonic SQW0019 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Applicable modes:
1
From the Recording screen > [ ] > [Custom] > [AF/AE Lock]. (P91)
2
Align the screen with the subject.
3
Tap the AF/AE Lock icon ([ ] etc.) to fix the focus and exposure.
Tap the lock release icon ([ ] etc.) to release the lock.
4
Move the unit to the composition you wish to take, and press the shutter
button fully.
When [AE LOCK] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus, press the shutter button fully.
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure ([AF/AE Lock])
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the
contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate exposure.
[AE LOCK]
Only the exposure is locked.
Fixing the exposure turns on the [AEL] display.
[AF Lock]
Only the focus is locked.
Fixing the focus turns on the [AFL] display.
[AF/AE LOCK]
Both focus and exposure are locked.
Fixing the focus and exposure turns on the [AFL] and [AEL] display.
[OFF]
AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.
AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.
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.
This function is not available in the following case:
When recording motion pictures