Canon PowerShot A720 IS User Manual page 33

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98 _ Various Shooting Methods
_ Locking the Exposure Setting (AS
Lock) []
[]See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 206).
You can set the exposure and focus separately. This is effective when
the contrast is too strong between the subject and background or when
a subject is backlit.
i_ You must set the flash to _-]. When the flash fires, images wi!!
be shot using the FE lock (p. 99).
9 ¸
wish to lock the exposure.
[] button.
• The [] icon will display.
desired and press the shutter button fully,
To Release the AE Lock
Operate a button other than the 4" or 4" button.