Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Digital Camera - Manual (Page 72)

Locking Image Brightness / Exposure
(AE Lock)
Exposure can be locked when shooting stills and recording movies, or focus
and exposure can be set separately.
2
1
Without AE lock AE lock
1
Aim at a subject for fixed exposure.
2
Press the button.
z [ ] is displayed, and the exposure is
locked.
z This setting is unlocked automatically
after the metering timer (
= 101) runs
out.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
z AE is unlocked once [ ] is no longer
displayed.
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