Fixing The Focus And The Exposure (Af/Ae Lock) - Panasonic DMC-GH3KBODY Owner's Manual

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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.
1
Align the screen with the subject.
2
Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the
focus or exposure.
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If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
•
Only the exposure is locked in the default setting.
3
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the camera as
you compose the picture and then press shutter
button fully.
A AE Lock indication
•
When [AE LOCK] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus, press the
shutter button fully.
AF/AE Lock
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Locking of the focus and exposure can be set in [AF/AE Lock] in the [Custom] menu.
Item
Only the exposure is locked.
[AE LOCK]
•
[AEL], aperture value, the shutter speed light when the exposure is set.
Only the focus is locked.
•
[AF LOCK] [AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light when the
subject is focused.
Both focus and exposure are locked.
•
[AF/AE LOCK] [AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and the shutter speed light
when the subject is focused and the exposure is set.
Auto Focus Mode is activated.
[AF-ON]
Settings
AEL AEL
2.8 60
A
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