Canon EOS C500 Mark II Instruction Manual page 81

Using the Focus Assistance Functions
In order to focus more accurately, you can use the following focus assistance functions: Dual Pixel Focus Guide,
an onscreen guide that shows you if the selected subject is in focus; peaking, which creates a clearer contrast
by emphasizing the outlines of the subject; and magnification, which enlarges the image on the screen. You can
use peaking and the focus guide or peaking and magnification simultaneously for greater effect.
Focus guide
The focus guide gives you an intuitive visual indication of the current focus distance and the direction and
amount of adjustment necessary to bring the selected subject into full focus. When used in combination with
face detection (A 86), the guide will focus on the vicinity of the eyes of the person detected as the main
subject.
1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to MF.
• On a compatible EF Cinema/broadcast lens, enable manual adjustment on the lens (A 80).
• A will appear on the left of the screen.
2 Press the FOCUS GUIDE button to display the focus guide.
• If you are not using the camera grip, you can set an assignable
button to [Focus Guide] (A 119).
• Alternatively, you can use the
Functions] > [Focus Guide] setting to turn the focus guide on
and off.
3 Touch the point where you want to focus on the LCD screen to
move the focus guide.
• You can also use the joystick or SELECT dial to move the focus
guide's frame. Press the CANCEL button to return the focus guide's frame to the center of the screen.
• You can set > [A Assistance Functions] > [Focus Guide 2nd Frame] to [On] to display a second
focus frame. Press SET to move the focus guide between the two focus frames.
4 Adjust the focus manually as necessary.
• When the focus guide turns green, the subject is correctly focused.
Focus farther Focus farther
(large adjustment) (small adjustment)
NOTES NOTES
• With subjects or in situations where autofocus may not work well (A 84), the focus guide may not work
correctly.
• The focus guide cannot be used in the following cases:
- While the focus is being adjusted automatically using one-shot AF, AF-Boosted MF or continuous AF.
- When the aperture value used is F13 or larger.
- When a manual focus lens is attached to the camera, except for compatible EF Cinema lenses (A 225).
• When the focus guide and face detection functions are used together, the focus guide may not focus the main
subject's eyes correctly, depending on the direction in which the face is turned.
> [A Assistance
In focus Focus closer
(in green) (small adjustment)
Focus closer Cannot determine
(large adjustment) adjustment
Focus
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