Canon EOS RP Advanced User Guide - Page 213

Locking the Exposure for Shooting (AE N Lock) 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. zz Press the shutter button halfway. ggThe exposure setting will be displayed. 2 Press the button (4). ggA icon is displayed in the lower left of the screen to indicate that exposure is locked (AE lock). zz Each time you press the button, the current exposure setting is locked. 3 Recompose and take the picture. zz 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 wre AF Point Selection Method Automatic Selection Manual Selection Exposure centered on the AF point Exposure centered on the selected in focus is locked. AF point is locked. Exposure at the center of the screen is locked. * In [q] mode with the lens's focus mode switch set to , the exposure at the center of the screen is locked. 213