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

Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock)

You can lock the flash exposure so that the exposure settings are correctly set for a
particular portion of your subject.
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Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects
1 Press the Display button to turn on the
LCD monitor.
Set the built-in flash to fire.
2
• If you are using an externally mounted flash,
please refer to its manual for setting
instructions.
Center the subject on which you want to
3
lock the flash exposure setting in the
LCD monitor and press the shutter
button halfway to set the focus.
Press the
4
• The flash exposure compensation setting will
lock (FE lock) and the
LCD monitor and display panel.
• The flash will fire a pre-flash and lock the flash
exposure to the required intensity to illuminate
the subject. (Each time you press the
the flash exposure locks at the required intensity
for that composition).
• Pressing any button other than the shutter
button cancels the FE lock.
button.
icon will appear in the
button,