Canon EOS 6D Mark II Basic Instruction Manual - Page 156

A Locking the Exposure for Shooting (AE Lock)N You can lock the exposure when you want to set the focus and exposure separately or when you are to take multiple shots at the same exposure setting. Press the button to lock the exposure, then recompose and take the picture. This is called AE lock. It is effective for shooting backlit subjects, etc. 1 Focus on the subject. Press the shutter button halfway. X The exposure setting will be displayed. 2 Press the button (0). X The icon lights up in the viewfinder to indicate that the exposure setting is locked (AE lock). Each time you press the button, the current exposure setting is locked. 3 Recompose and take the picture. When you are to take more pictures while maintaining the AE lock, keep holding down the button and press the shutter button to take another picture. AE Lock Effects Metering Mode q AF Point Selection Method (p.111, 112) Automatic Selection Manual Selection AE lock is applied at the AF AE lock is applied at the point that achieved focus. selected AF point. wre AE lock is applied at the center AF point. * When the mode is set and the lens's focus mode switch is set to , AE lock is applied with the exposure weighted on the center AF point. 154