Canon PowerShot A650IS User Manual page 103

Various Shooting Methods
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Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)
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See
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 214).
Shooting Mode PTvAv
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.
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Press the
~
button and select
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Aim the
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at the ;ubject on which you
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wish to lock the exposure.
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Press the shutter button halfway and press the
lit
button.
• The exposure setting will lock and
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display.
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Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as
desired and press the shutter button fully.
To Release the AE Lock •
Operate a button other than the" or .. button.
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You can use the FE lock when using the flash (p. 103).