Using Af To Focus - Canon EOS 50D Instruction Manual

Using AF to Focus
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Selectingtbe AF Mode
Three AF modes are provided: [Quick mode], [Live mode] (p.123),
and [Live
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mode] (face detection) (p.124). If you want to achieve
precise focusing, magnify the image and focus manually (p.127).
live View function settings
• QUlc.k mode
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Select the AF mode.
• Under
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Live View function
settings], select [AF mode].
• While the Live View image is
displayed, if you press the
<
AF· DRIVE>
button, you can also select the AF
mode with the <£CS3> dial.
Quick
mode
The dedicated AF sensor is used to focus in the One-Shot AF mode
(p.84) in the same way (AF method on p.84, 86) as with viewfinder
shooting.
Although you can focus the desired area quickly, the Live View image
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will be interrupted momentarily during the AF operation.
AF point
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Magnifying frame
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Display the Live View image.
• Press the
<
0
>
button.
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The Live View image will appear on
the LCD monitor.
• The small box in the screen is the AF
point, and the larger box
is the
magnifying frame (p.120).
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