Sony SLT-A99V α Handbook - Page 176

Setting the other functions of the camera Func. of AEL button The function of the AEL button can be selected from the following 2 functions (page 109): - Holding the locked exposure value by pressing the AEL button while the button is held down ([AEL hold]). - Holding the locked exposure value by pressing the AEL button until the button is pressed again ([AEL toggle]). When [ AEL hold] or [ AEL toggle] is selected, the exposure is locked in spot metering mode. MENU button t 4 t [Func. of AEL button] t Select the desired setting Notes • While the exposure value is locked, appears on the LCD screen and in the viewfinder. Be careful not to reset the setting. • The "hold" and "toggle" settings affect the manual shift (page 83) in the manual mode. • The metering value set with [AEL toggle] is released after the camera returns from the power save mode or is used to play back images. To assign another function to the AEL button You can assign one of the following functions to the AEL button in addition to the AEL function: Exposure Comp./Drive Mode/Flash Mode/Focus Mode/AF area/Smile/ Face Detect./Auto Port. Framing/ISO/Metering Mode/Flash Comp./White Balance/DRO/Auto HDR/Creative Style/Picture Effect/Image Size/ Quality/Memory/FEL Lock hold/FEL Lock toggle/Object Tracking/AF/ MF Control Hold/AF/MF Control Toggle/AF lock/AF On/Aperture Preview/Shot. Result Preview/Focus Magnifier ISO Button, AF/MF button, Preview Button You can also assign another function to the ISO button, AF/MF button or preview button. The functions available are the same as those of [Func. of AEL button] (page 176). 176