Fixing The Focus And The Exposure (Af/Ae Lock) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 Owner's Manual

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Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)

Applicable modes:
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the
contrast is too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate exposure.
[AF/AE LOCK]/[Fn2] button can be used in two ways, as
[AF/AE LOCK] or as [Fn2] (function 2). At the time of
purchase, it is initially set to AF/AE Lock.
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Refer to P52 for details about the function button.
1
Align the screen with the subject.
2
Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus or exposure.
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If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
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Only the exposure is locked in the default setting.
3
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the
camera as you compose the picture and then
press shutter button fully.
A AE Lock indication
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When [AE LOCK] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus, press the
shutter button fully.
Setting the functions of [AF/AE LOCK]
[MENU] > [Custom]>
Item
Only the exposure is locked.
[AE LOCK]
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[AEL], aperture value, the shutter speed light when the exposure is set.
Only the focus is locked.
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[AF LOCK] [AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light when the
subject is focused.
Both focus and exposure are locked.
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[AF/AE LOCK] [AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and the shutter speed light
when the subject is focused and the exposure is set.
Auto Focus Mode is activated.
[AF-ON]
[AF/AE Lock]
Description of settings
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AEL AEL
0 0
3.5 3.5 3.5 60 60 60
A
16
0