Fixing The Focus And The Exposure (Af/Ae Lock) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Owner's Manual

Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AE Lock)

Applicable modes:
This is useful when you want to take a picture of a subject outside the AF area or the contrast is
too strong and you cannot achieve appropriate exposure.
(DMC-FZ200)
¢ To use as the [AF/AE LOCK] button, set [AF/AE LOCK /Fn2] in the [Setup] menu to [AF/AE
LOCK]. (P57)
(DMC-FZ60)
¢ To use as the [AF/AE LOCK] button, set [AF/AE LOCK /Fn1] in the [Setup] menu to [AF/AE
LOCK]. (P57)
1
Aim the AF area at the subject.
2
Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and exposure.
•
This does not work when AF tracking is active.
•
The setting is canceled by pressing the [AF/AE LOCK] again.
3
Move the camera to compose the picture and then press the shutter
button fully.
•
When [AE] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus,
press the shutter button fully.
(DMC-FZ200)
AF/AE
LOCK
Fn2
Recording
- 102 -
(DMC-FZ60)
AF/AE LOCK
Fn1
AEL
2.8 30
AFL
-3 0 +3