Canon EOS A2E - Manual (Page 96)

8. AE Lock
When you press the AE lock button,*lights in
the viewfinder to indicate that AE lock is set.
Once * appears the exposure remains
locked even if you release the AE lock button.
AE lock is available in P, Tv, Av and DEP
shooting modes.
• Whenthefilmwindingmodeis Q l or Q jjh ,
the same exposure setting is used for all
continuous exposures.
AE lock operation for different AF focusing point selection and metering mode
combinations
Manual focusing point selection
Eye Controlled Focus/Automatic
focusing point selection
Evaluative metering
Locks metered value based on
selected AF focusing point
Locks metered value based on
selected AF focusing point after
focusing is completed with the
shutter button pressed halfway
Spot metering Locks metered value based on center AF focusing point
Center-weighted average
metering
Locks metered value based on center AF focusing point
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