Manual Focus
You can magnify display to check the focus when you are focusing manually.
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Set the focus mode to MF.
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For RF lenses with a focus mode switch
Set the lens's focus mode switch to
.
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For RF lenses without a focus mode switch
Set [
: Focus mode] to [MF].
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Focus manually.
- Turn the lens focusing ring to set the approximate focus.
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Magnify the image.
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Each press of the
button changes the magnification ratio, as follows.
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Move the magnified area.
- Use
to move the magnified area into position for focusing. - To center the magnified area, press straight in.
- Use
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Adjust the focus position.
- While looking at the magnified image, turn the lens focusing ring to focus.
- After focusing, press the button to return to the normal view.
Note
- In magnified view, the exposure is locked.
- Even when focusing manually, you can use Touch Shutter to shoot.
Setting MF Peaking (Outline Emphasis)
Edges of subjects in focus can be displayed in color to make focusing easier. You can set the outline color and adjust the sensitivity (level) of edge detection.
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Select [Peaking].
- Select [On].
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Set [Level] and [Color].
- Set as necessary.
Caution
- In magnified view, peaking display is not shown.
- During HDMI output, peaking display is not shown on equipment connected via HDMI. Note that peaking display is shown on the camera screen when [
: HDMI display] is set to [
+
]. - MF peaking may be hard to discern at high ISO speeds, especially when ISO expansion is set. If necessary, lower the ISO speed or set [Peaking] to [Off].
Note
- Peaking display shown on the screen is not recorded in images.
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MF peaking may be hard to discern under the following settings. Set [
: 
HDR/C.Log View Assist.] as needed.- With [: Custom Picture] gamma set to [Canon Log 2], [Canon Log 3], or [PQ]
- With [:
HDR shooting (PQ)] set to [HDR PQ]
- With [
Focus Guide
Setting [: Focus guide] to [On] provides a guide frame that shows which direction to adjust focus and the extent of adjustment needed. You can also use eye control to display the focus guide at your preferred position. For details, see Using Eye Control for AF.
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Select [On].
- The guide frame is displayed on the face of any person detected as the main subject.
- To display the guide frame on the face of the person detected as the main subject, set [: Subject to detect] to an option other than [None]. You can also display the guide frame near the eyes of the person detected as the main subject by setting [: Eye detection] to an option other than [Disable].
- After pressing the
button, you can use to move the guide frame in the direction you press (except in [
] mode). - To set the guide frame after moving it with , press
. - You can also move and set the guide frame by tapping the screen.
- To center the guide frame, tap [
] or press straight in.
The guide frame indicates the current position in focus and adjustment amount as follows.
Toward infinity
Much adjustment needed
Toward infinity
Slight adjustment needed
In focus
Toward close range
Slight adjustment needed
Toward close range
Much adjustment needed
Adjustment information
not detected
Caution
- Under difficult shooting conditions for AF (), the guide frame may not be displayed correctly.
- Higher aperture values are more likely to prevent correct guide frame display.
- No AF points are displayed while the guide frame is displayed.
- The guide frame is not displayed in these situations.
- The guide frame is not displayed correctly during shifting or tilting of TS-E lenses.
Note
- The camera's auto power off counter does not count time spent adjusting the focus with a lens's electronic focusing ring.