Locking The Flash Exposure Setting (Fe Lock) - Canon PowerShot S50 User Manual

Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock)

You can obtain the correct exposure regardless of the location of your subject in
the composition.
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Press the
2
Press the (Flash) button and set the flash to fire (p. 54).
3
Focus the AF frame or the spot metering frame on the subject
on which you wish to lock the flash exposure setting and press
the shutter button halfway.
4
While pressing the shutter button halfway, press the
• The flash exposure compensation setting locks (FE lock) and the
appears on the LCD monitor.
• The flash will fire a pre-flash and lock the flash exposure to the required
intensity to illuminate the subject. (Each time you press the
flash exposure locks at the required intensity for that composition).
• Using any button, lever or switch other than B, A, C or D on the
multicontroller cancels the FE lock.
5
Recompose the image and shoot.
• Some settings are not available with certain Shooting modes. Please refer to
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 180).
• The FE lock function is not available when [Flash Adjust] is set to [Manual].
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button to turn on the LCD monitor.
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button, the