Locking The Exposure Setting (Ae Lock) - Canon Powershot G1 User Manual

Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)

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.
AE Lock Icon
• This setting cannot be adjusted in the
shooting modes.
• AE lock cannot be set when the built-in or the externally mounted flash is used.
Flash Exposure Lock (FE Lock) is available in these situations (p. 70).
Press the Display button to turn on the
1
LCD monitor.
Center the subject on which you want
2
to lock the exposure setting in the LCD
monitor and press the shutter button
halfway to set the focus.
Press the
3
• The exposure setting will lock (AE Lock) and the
icon will appear in the display panel and
LCD monitor.
• Pressing any button other than the shutter
button cancels the AE lock.
Recompose the image and press the
4
shutter button halfway to set the focus.
Press the shutter button all the way to
5
shoot the image.
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