Customizing AF Functions

You can configure AF functions in detail to suit your shooting style or subject.

[Autofocus4]

Lens electronic MF

For lenses equipped with electronic manual focusing, you can specify how manual focus adjustment is used with One-Shot AF.

  • [Disable after One-Shot] Disable after One-Shot

    After the AF operation, manual focusing adjustment is disabled.

  • [Enable after One-Shot (same size)] One-Shot→enabled

    You can manually adjust the focus after the AF operation if you keep holding down the shutter button halfway.

  • [Enable after One-Shot (magnify)] One-Shot→enabled (magnify)

    You can manually adjust the focus after the AF operation if you keep holding down the shutter button halfway. You can magnify the area in focus and adjust the focus manually by turning the lens focusing ring.

  • [OFF] Disable in AF mode

    Manual focus adjustment is disabled when the focus mode switch of the camera or lens is set to AF.

Caution

  • With [One-Shot→enabled (magnify)], display may not be magnified even if you turn the lens focusing ring while pressing the shutter button halfway immediately after shooting. If so, you can magnify display by releasing the shutter button, waiting for [Magnify/Reduce] display, then pressing the shutter button halfway as you turn the lens focusing ring.

Note

  • For details on your lens's manual focus specifications, refer to the Lens Instruction Manual.

Use as a focusing or control ring

Menu-based switching of lens focus/control ring functionality.

Caution

  • Available when using lenses that have a combination focus/control ring but have no switch to switch between these features.

  • Use as focus ring

    The ring works as a focusing ring.

  • Use as control ring

    The ring works as a control ring.

Note

  • To restrict [Autofocus: Focus mode] to [AF] when [Use as control ring] is selected, press the AF point selection button and add a checkmark [Check] to [Focus mode is AF when used as a control ring].

    Switching is also possible from the Quick Control screen, when customized with [Shooting: Customize Quick Controls] ().

[Autofocus2] (In Movie Recording)

Movie Servo AF speed

You can set the AF speed and operating conditions for Movie Servo AF. The function is enabled when using a lens supporting slow focus transition during movie recording*.

  • When active

    You can set [Always on] to have the AF speed take effect at all times for movie recording (before and during movie recording) or set [During shooting] to have the AF speed take effect only during movie recording.

  • AF speed

    You can adjust the AF speed (focus transition speed) from the standard speed (0) to slow (one of seven levels) or fast (one of two levels) to obtain the desired effect for the movie creation.

* Lenses supporting slow focus transition during movie recording

USM and STM lenses released in and after 2009 are compatible. For details, refer to the Canon website ().

Caution

  • With certain lenses, even if you adjust the AF speed, the speed may not change.