Custom Menu 1 - Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

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Fordetails on the operation _page 80
The default settings o.re marked with _.
Select a setting for shutter release.
AF The shutter cannot be released when the fucus is not
confirmed.
Release (RP*) The shutter can be released cxen when the focus is not
confirmed. Select this setting if the shooting opportunily
takes precedence.
_ RP: Stands 1orRelease Priority.
• When [Release] is selected, "RP" appears on the recording information display. It is reconlmended lhal
you shoot alter
coll/]l'lning
the locus ill tile viewfinder,
If you use a lens equipped with a lk_cus hold button, you can change the function of the button
to preview a shot.
Focus hold Usethe button asthe fucushokl button.
D.0 Epreview Use the ff)cus hold button as the depth-of-field preview
button.
The function attd the mode of operation of the AEL/AE Lock/ button can be changed.
The AEL (AE Lock) button has two functions: an "AEL" function that locks the exposure
wdue (shutter speed attd aperture) in arty metering mode. and a "I-4"1/Spot) AEL" function that
temporarily performs spot metering and locks the acquired exposure value. The AEL button
has two modes of operation: "hold" that functions only when the button is held down. attd
"toggle" that switches between activation and deactivation each time the button is pressed. Of
these, the following combinations are available.
AE hold While the button is held down, the exposure value in the
selected metering mode is locked.
Press the shutter button to take a picture while keeping Ihe
AEL (AE Lock) button pr_:sseddown. This is suitable when
the exposure needs to be maintained at the same level.
AEtoggle Press the button once and release it, and the exposure value ill
the selected metering mode stays locked. Press the button
again, and the lock is released.
There is no need to hold tile AEL (AE Lock) button down
when the shutter button is pressed. This is suitable when the
exposure needs to be maintained at the same lexel.
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