Panasonic DMC-FZ200 User Manual

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Recording
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
Aim the AF area at the subject.
2
Press [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and exposure.
This does not work when AF tracking is active.
The setting is canceled by pressing the [AF/AE LOCK] again.
3
Move the camera to compose the picture and then press the shutter 
button fully.
When [AE] is set, after pressing the shutter button halfway to focus, 
press the shutter button fully.
 
(DMC-FZ200) 
¢ To use as the [AF/AE LOCK] button, set [AF/AE LOCK /Fn2] in the [Setup] menu to [AF/AE 
LOCK]. 
 
(DMC-FZ60) 
¢ To use as the [AF/AE LOCK] button, set [AF/AE LOCK /Fn1] in the [Setup] menu to [AF/AE 
LOCK]. 
Fn2
AF/AE
LOCK
(DMC-FZ200) 
Fn1
AF/AE LOCK
(DMC-FZ60) 
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