Panasonic DMC-G10 Operating Instructions - Page 75
Fixing the Focus and the Exposure
![]() |
View all Panasonic DMC-G10 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 75 highlights
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 B 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. (P28) 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 lens at the subject. 2 Press and hold [AF/AE LOCK] to fix the focus and the exposure. • When [AF] is selected, [AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light when the subject is focused. • When [AF/AE] is selected, [AFL], [AEL], 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. VQT2S62 75
![](/manual_guide/products/panasonic-dmcg10-operating-instructions-549924b/75.png)