Focusing Manually - Canon EOS 5D Instruction Manual

Focusing Manually

You can magnify the image and focus precisely manually.
Magnifying frame
AE lock
Magnified area position
Magnification
122
Set the lens focus mode switch to
1
<MF>.
Turn the lens focusing ring to focus
roughly.
Move the magnifying frame.
2
Use <9> to move the magnifying
frame to the position where you want
to focus.
Pressing <9> straight down will
return the magnifying frame to the
image center.
Magnify the image.
3
Press the <u> button.
The area within the magnifying frame
will be magnified.
Each time you press the <u> button,
the view will change as follows:
5x
Focus manually.
4
While looking at the magnified image,
turn the lens focusing ring to focus.
After achieving focus, press the <u>
button to return to the normal view.
Take the picture.
5
Check the focus and exposure, then
press the shutter button to take the
picture (p.110).
10x Normal view