Panasonic DMC-G1 User Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] mode: 
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
(AF/AE Lock)
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.
∫ Fixing the exposure only
Align the screen with the subject.
Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the 
exposure.
A [AF/AE LOCK] button
The aperture value and the shutter speed light.
If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AE Lock is canceled.
While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the 
camera as you compose the picture.
B AE lock indication
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
on the subject and then press it fully.
∫ Fixing the focus or the focus/the exposure
1
Select [AF/AE LOCK] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu. (P27)
2
Press 
3/4 to select [AF] or [AF/AE] and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3
Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Taking pictures when [AF] or [AF/AE] is set
1 Aim the screen at the subject.
2 Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and the exposure.
When [AF] is selected, the focus indication lights when the subject is focused.
When [AF/AE] is selected, the focus indication, aperture value and the shutter speed light 
when the subject is focused and the exposure is set.
If you release [AF/AE LOCK], AF/AE Lock is canceled.
3 While pressing [AF/AE LOCK], move the camera to the composition you would like to 
take and then press the shutter button fully.