(Af/Ae Lock) - Leica Digilux 3 User Manual

Locking the Focus and
the Exposure
This is useful when you want to take a
picture of a subject outside the AF frame or
the contrast is too strong and you cannot
achieve appropriate exposure.
1 Aim the AF frame at the subject.
A
: Viewfinder Display
2 Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to lock
the focus and the exposure.
P P F 5.6 5.6
STANDARD STANDARD
WB WB
AUTO AUTO
ISO ISO
100 100
SINGLE SINGLE
C
E
AEL
: AF lock/AE lock indication
: Viewfinder Display
: When taking pictures with Live View
: AE lock indication
• The focus indication, aperture value
and the shutter speed light up when the
subject is focused and the exposure is
set.
• If you release [AFL/AEL],
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.

(AF/AE Lock)

B
125 125
AFL AFL AEL AEL
-2 -1 0 +1 +1 +2 +2
CUSTOM CUSTOM
NORMAL NORMAL
AFL
AEL
19 19
D
P F5.6 F5.6 125 125
ISO ISO
100 100
B
AFL AFL
AEL AEL
19 19
STD STD
3 While pressing [AFL/AEL], move
the camera as you compose the
picture and then press the shutter
button fully.
F
: Viewfinder Display
Locking the focus or the exposure only
1 Press [MENU/SET].
2 Press
/ to select
[AF/AE LOCK] and then press
3 Press
/ to select [AF] or [AE]
and then press [MENU/SET].
REC
AUTO BRACKET
AF-L AF/AE LOCK
AE-L
BURST RATE
FLASH SYNC.
SELECT
4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
When [AF] is selected
(Fixing the focus only)
Aim the AF frame at the subject.
Press and hold [AFL/AEL] to lock the
focus.
• The focus indication lights up when
the subject is focused.
• If you release [AFL/AEL],
[AF/AE LOCK] is canceled.
While pressing [AFL/AEL], move the
camera as you compose the picture and
then press the shutter button fully.
Advanced
AEL
.
3 /
3
AF
AE
AF/AE
MENU
MENU
SET
SET
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