Exposure Lock (AE Lock)

To keep shooting at the same exposure, such as when you will set the focus and exposure separately, you can press the AE lock button for AE lock. It is effective for shooting backlit subjects, etc.

  1. Focus on the subject.

    • Press the shutter button halfway.
    • The exposure value will be displayed.

  2. Press the AE lock button (Timer 8 sec.).

    • A [AE lock] icon is displayed in the lower left of the screen to indicate that exposure is locked (AE lock).
    • Each time you press the AE lock button, the current exposure setting is locked.

  3. Recompose the shot and shoot.

    • To keep the exposure locked as you shoot or record, continue holding down the AE lock button as you press the shutter button.

Note

  • AE lock is not possible with bulb exposures.

Effect of AE Lock

Metering Mode AF Point Selection
Automatic Selection Manual Selection
Evaluative metering Exposure centered on the AF point in focus is locked. Exposure centered on the selected AF point is locked.
Partial meteringSpot meteringCenter-weighted average metering Center-weighted exposure is locked.

When [Evaluative metering] is set with the lens's focus mode switch set to MF, center-weighted exposure is locked.