Application (record) – Panasonic DMC-FZ70K User Manual

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Application (Record)

Taking pictures by locking the focus and/or exposure [AF/AE LOCK]

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AF/AE Lock switching

By using [AF/AE Lock] in the recording menu, you can set whether to lock focus and/or

exposure.

[AF]

Only the focus is locked.

•[AFL] is displayed when the subject comes into focus.

[AE]

Only the exposure is locked.

•[AEL], aperture value, and shutter speed are displayed when the exposure is

adjusted.

[AF/AE]

Both focus and exposure are locked.

•[AFL], [AEL], aperture value and shutter speed are displayed when the focus and

the exposure are optimized.

To use as the [AF/AE LOCK] button, set [AF/AE LOCK / Fn1] in the [Setup] menu to

[AF/AE LOCK].

(→62)

AF Lock only is effective in the following cases.

•[Manual Exposure] Mode

•[Panorama Shot] Mode

•[Scene Mode]

During Manual Focus, only AE Lock can be used.

Lock is canceled when zooming is performed after locking.

When AE lock is performed, the brightness of the recording screen that appears on

the LCD monitor/Viewfinder is fixed.

Under [Program AE] Mode, program shift can be operated even after AE Lock is set.

About recording motion pictures

•Lock is released when recording motion picture is started except when recording in

[Creative Video Mode].

•Under [Creative Video Mode], lock is also effective during motion picture recording.

(However, lock is released when zoom operation is performed).

•Lock operations cannot be performed during motion picture recording.

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