Canon PowerShot SX40 HS PowerShot SX40 HS Camera User Guide - Page 96

Shooting with the AE Lock You can lock the exposure and shoot, or set the focus and exposure separately to shoot. AE stands for "Auto Exposure". Lock the exposure. z Point the camera toward the subject and press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway. X When appears, the exposure will be locked. z If you release your finger from the shutter button and press the o button again, will disappear and AE will unlock. Compose the scene and shoot. z When you shoot one image, will disappear and AE will unlock. Program Shift If you lock the exposure and turn the 5 dial, you can change the shutter speed and aperture value combination. Shooting with the FE Lock Just as with the AE lock, you can lock the exposure for shooting with the flash. FE stands for "Flash Exposure". Raise the flash and choose h (p. 79). Lock the flash exposure. z Point the camera toward the subject and press the o button while pressing the shutter button halfway. X The flash will fire and when appears, the flash output will be retained. 96