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Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)
You can set the exposure and focus separately. This is effective when the contrast is
too strong between the subject and background or when a subject is backlit.
1
Press the
button to turn on the LCD monitor.
2
Focus the AF frame or the spot metering frame on the subject
on which you wish to lock the exposure setting and press the
shutter button halfway.
• Selecting an AF frame (p. 74)
• Switching Between Light Metering Modes (p. 77)
3
While pressing the shutter button
halfway, press the button.
• The exposure setting locks (AE Lock) and the
icon appears on the LCD monitor.
• Using any button, lever or switch other than B,
A, C or D on the multicontroller cancels the AE
lock.
4
Recompose the image and shoot.
AE Lock Icon
