Fixing The Focus And The Exposure (Af/Ae Lock) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 Basic 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.
1 Set [Fn BUTTON SET] in the [CUSTOM] menu to [AF/AE LOCK].
2 Align the screen with the subject.
3
Press [Q.MENU/Fn] to fix the focus or exposure.
A AE lock indication
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AF/AE Lock is canceled by pressing [Q.MENU/Fn] button again.
4 Move the camera as you compose the picture and then press
shutter button fully.
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When [AE] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus,
press the shutter button fully.
∫ AF/AE Lock
Locking of the focus and exposure can be set in [AF/AE LOCK] in the [CUSTOM] menu.
Item
Only the exposure is locked.
[AE]
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[AEL], aperture value, the shutter speed light when the exposure is set.
Only the focus is locked.
[AF]
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[AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light when the
subject is focused.
Both focus and exposure are locked.
[AF/AE]
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[AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and the shutter speed light
when the subject is focused and the exposure is set.
Note
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The brightness of the image displayed on the LCD monitor (Live View) will be also locked when
the AE lock is performed.
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AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.
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AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.
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AE Lock and AF Lock must be activated before motion picture recording begins. During motion
picture recording only cancellation of AE/AF lock can be performed.
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The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes.
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The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is
locked.
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Program Shift can be set even when AE is locked.
Recording
Settings
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