Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2K Operating Instructions Manual page 86

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Fixing the Focus and the Exposure (AF/AELock}
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.
_ Align the
with the subject.
screen
Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus or
exposure.
(Z) [AF/AE LOCK] button
• If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the camera
as you compose the picture and then press
shutter button fully.
(_ AE lock indication
• 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.
[AE]: Only the exposure is locked.
• [AEL], aperture value, the shutter speed light when the exposure is set.
[AF]: Only the focus is locked.
• [AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light when the
subject is focused.
[AF/AE]: Both focus and exposure are locked.
• [AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and the shutter speed light
when the subject is focused and the exposure is set.
• If you set [AF/AE LOCK HOLD] in the [CUSTOM] menu to [ON], you can fix the focus and the
exposure even if you release [AF/AE LOCK] after pressing it. (P130)
• The brightness of the image displayed on the LCD monitoriviewfinder (Live View) will be also
locked when the AE lock is performed.
• AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.
• AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.
• 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.
• The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes.
• The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is
locked.
• Program Shift can be set even when AE is locked.
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