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Focus/Exposure Lock

Focus and exposure lock when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

  1. Position the subject in the focus frame and press the shutter button halfway to lock focus and exposure. Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter button is pressed halfway (AF/AE lock).

  2. Press the button all the way down.

Focus lock using the shutter button is only available when ON is selected for DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > SHUTTER AF, SHUTTER AE.

The AF-L and AE-L Buttons

Focus and exposure can also be locked using function buttons. At default settings, the Fn3 button locks exposure, the Fn4 button focus.

  • While the assigned control is pressed, pressing the shutter button halfway will not end the lock.
  • If AE&AF ON/OFF SWITCH is selected for DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > AE/AF-LOCK MODE, the lock can only be ended by pressing the control a second time.

Fn3 button (exposure lock)

Fn4 button (focus lock)

The Fn3 and Fn4 buttons can be assigned other roles using DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > FUNCTION (Fn) SETTING. Exposure and focus lock can also be assigned to other function buttons (aAssigning Roles to the Function Buttons).