brooke_eaton1 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>I was reading through my manual about using the * button for locking ae. The * indicator is not lighting up in the viewfinder. what does this mean? I dont think it is working?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btmuir Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>umm,</p> <p>what camera?</p> <p>you may need to select that feature in the custom functions but we need to know what camera you are referring to.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesque Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>Probably a Canon Rebel XTi. Don't know but one reason might be if you have assigned the autofocus function to the * button via CF4-1. If you have, the * button no longer functions to lock exposure. The half press of the shutter button does this, in this case.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooke_eaton1 Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>Yes an XTi I didnt realize that this was posted in a different forum. I got it to work in P mode and at the time I was trying to use it in M mode.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooke_eaton1 Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>Also, I have no idea how to assign the autofocus function to the * via CF4-1. I dont even know what that means.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesque Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>Brooks--it is as I said in your other thread, which just got cut. It works in P, AV and TV, not in M mode because you don't need to lock a meter reading in M mode--your settings won't change because you set them, and if you want to change your settings, you change them--the camera won't.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesque Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>By the way, the use of the * button to control autofocus was discussed in your previous thread. Using custom functions, you can assign autofocus to the * button, which can help if you are having focus issues. Look in your manual. There must be something about custom functions and what they do.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phyrpowr Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>Brooke, you might want to get the "Magic Lantern" book on your camera, as it uses a more understandable ( to me anyway) prose form than the rather chopped language in the manual</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Lear Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 <p>Check your manual, page 101-106 (C.Fn-4 is on page 104). According to the manual, AE lock will only work in creative zones (i.e. Av, Tv, or P). AE lock is set to the *</p> <p>The custom functions allow you to (among other things) assign functions to different buttons to suit your needs. You access the custom function menu by pressing the Menu button and using the right arrow button to scroll to the second "Tools" menu, scroll down to "Custom Functions" and then the "Set" button.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooke_eaton1 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 <p>Jack,<br> Thanks. I agree. I could read the manual all day long and still not get it. I will check out the Magic Lantern.</p> <p>Thanks everyone for your help.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooke_eaton1 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 So does anyone ever shoot Av,Tv,or P for weddings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesque Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 <p>I'm mostly manual. AV and TV sometimes when I literally have no time to change settings in varied light. Unless you can predict your camera meter pretty well, AV, TV and P will change settings every time your scene changes, and it may or may not be what you want.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisheylen Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 <p>I have never used a Canon DSLR, but I used to have two Rebel G film bodies. On the latter, the *-button changed the metering mode from centerweighted to spot when in manual, and from matrix to spot in the other modes IIRC (well, a rather big spot on the Rebels, but that's another thing). They had no custom functions whatsoever, so I might be far off actually when talking modern cameras.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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