Locking Focus And Exposure (Af/Ae Lock) - Panasonic Lumix DC-G90 Operating Instructions Manual

4. Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Colour tone Settings

Locking Focus and Exposure (AF/AE Lock)

Applicable modes:
Lock the focus and exposure in advance to take pictures with the same focus and
exposure settings while changing the composition.
This is useful when you want to bring an edge of the screen into focus or there is a
backlight, for example.
1
Point the camera at the subject.
2
Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus
or exposure.
• In default settings, [AE LOCK] will operate to fix the
exposure. [AEL] will be displayed on the screen.
• If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is cancelled.
3
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the camera as you compose the
picture and then press shutter button fully.
Setting the functions of [AF/AE LOCK]
∫
> [Custom] >
MENU
The exposure is locked.
[AE LOCK]
• [AEL] is displayed.
The focus is locked.
[AF LOCK]
• [AFL] is displayed.
Both focus and exposure are locked.
[AF/AE LOCK]
• [AFL] and [AEL] are displayed.
[AF-ON] AF is performed.
• AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.
• AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with MF.
• 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.
[Focus / Release Shutter] > [AF/AE Lock]
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