Panasonic DMC-G5 - Manual (Page 105)

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Recording
∫ AF/AE Lock
Locking of the focus and exposure can be set in [AF/AE Lock] in the [Custom] menu.
Note
• If you set [AF/AE Lock Hold] in the [Custom] menu to [ON], you can fix the focus and the exposure
even if you release [AF/AE LOCK] after pressing it.
(P166)
• When AE lock is performed, the brightness of the recording screen that appears on the screen is
fixed.
• AF Lock only is effective when taking pictures in Manual Exposure Mode.
• AE Lock only is effective when taking pictures with Manual Focus.
• AE Lock and AF Lock must be activated before motion picture recording begins.
• During motion picture recording only cancellation of AF Lock can be performed.
• AE Lock is canceled when motion picture recording begins.
• The exposure is set, even if the brightness of the subject changes.
• The subject can be focused again by pressing the shutter button halfway even when AE is locked.
• Program Shift can be set even when AE is locked.
Item Settings
[AE]
Only the exposure is locked.
•
[AEL], aperture value, the shutter speed light when the exposure is set.
[AF]
Only the focus is locked.
•
[AFL], the focus indication, aperture value, the shutter speed light when the
subject is focused.
[AF/AE]
Both focus and exposure are locked.
•
[AFL], [AEL], the focus indication, aperture value and the shutter speed light when
the subject is focused and the exposure is set.