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If you select the [AEL toggle] function in (Custom Settings) → [Custom Key
Settings], you can lock the exposure without holding down the AEL button.
[98] How to Use Using shooting functions Adjusting the exposure
AEL w/ shutter (still image)
Sets whether to fix the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway down.
This function is useful when you want to adjust focus and exposure separately.
1. MENU → (Custom Settings) → [ AEL w/ shutter] → desired setting.
Menu item details
Auto:
Fixes the exposure after adjusting the focus automatically when you press the
shutter button halfway down when [Focus Mode] is set to [Single-shot AF].
When [Focus Mode] is set to [Automatic AF], and the product determines that the
subject is moving, or you shoot burst images, the fixed exposure is cancelled.
On:
Fixes the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway down.
Off:
Does not fix the exposure when you press the shutter button halfway down. Use
this mode when you want to adjust focus and exposure separately.
The product keeps adjusting the exposure while shooting in [Cont. Shooting]
mode.
Note
When [Focus Mode] is set to [Continuous AF] and [ AEL w/ shutter] is [Off]
or [Auto], the aperture is fixed at the moment you press the shutter button
halfway. If the brightness changes drastically during continuous shooting,
release your finger from the shutter button once, then press the shutter button
halfway down again.