Shooting Hard-To-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, Af Lock). 86 Locking The Exposure Setting (Ae Lock) - Canon POWERSHOT A580 User Manual

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I Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) []
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You can set the exposure and focus separately. This is effective when
shooting on ski slopes, beaches and other scenes where there is an
extremely strong contrast between the background and a backIit
subject, or a mix of bright and dark areas. You can set an exposure
that best matches the shot you wish to take.
FOCUS the subject on which you
................. _ w!sh t° '°ck the exP°sure sett!ng _....................................................
3 LOilTkt;eseXposure and shoot,
_1. Press the }. button to select [] (Off).
2. Press the shutter button halfway and press the _ button.
• The exposure is locked and [] displays.
3. Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as desired, and press
the shutter button fully.
• To release the AE lock, press the _ button again.
Movies:
1. Press the [_ button.
• The exposure is locked (AE lock) and the exposure shift bar
appears.
_2. Use the ÷ or + button to change the exposure and shoot.
• To release the AE lock, press the _ button again. Pressing
the MENU button or changing the white balance settings, My
Colors settings or the shooting mode, also releases the AE
lock.
Use the FE lock to shoot when you want to use the flash.