Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF1K Operating Instructions Manual page 76

Advanced (Recording pictures)
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the
camera as you compose the picture.
B AE lock indication
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
on the subject and then press it fully.
∫ Fixing the focus or the focus/the exposure
1
Select [AF/AE LOCK] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu. (P28)
2
Press 3/4 to select [AF] or [AF/AE] and then press [MENU/SET].
3
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Taking pictures when [AF] or [AF/AE] is set
1 Aim the lens at the subject.
2 Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and the exposure.
• When [AF] is selected, [AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light
when the subject is focused.
• When [AF/AE] is selected, [AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and the
shutter speed light when the subject is focused and the exposure is set.
• If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is cancelled.
3 While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the camera to the composition you would like to
take and then press the shutter button fully.
Note
• If you set [AF/AE LOCK HOLD] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [ON], you can fix the focus
and the exposure even if you release [AF/AE LOCK] after pressing it. (P127)
• The brightness of the image displayed on the LCD monitor/optional external viewfinder will be
also locked when the AE lock is performed.
• AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.
• AE Lock only is effective during Manual Focus or Preview Mode.
• AE Lock and AF lock can be used during motion picture recording, but AE/AF lock cannot be
performed again during motion picture recording. During motion picture recording only
cancellation of AE/AF lock can be performed.
• The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes.
• The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked.
• Programme Shift can be set even when AE is locked.
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