Canon EOS 5D Mark III User Manual page 4

Canon's M ost S ophisticated A F, P eriod
All n ew 6 1-­‐Point H igh D ensity R eticular A F
The n ewly d esigned 6 1-­‐Point H igh D ensity R eticular A F f eatures a n O ffset A rray S ensor ( with s taggering A F p oint a rrangement) t o
deliver g reater a ccuracy, n o m atter t he s ituation. I t o ffers m ulti-­‐zone w ide-­‐area A F f or b etter t racking, h as 5 c entral d ual c ross-­‐type
points ( f/2.8 d iagonal), 2 1 c entral c ross-­‐type p oints ( f/5.6 h orizontal & v ertical) a nd 2 0 o uter c ross-­‐type p oints ( f/4.0 h orizontal), a nd
is s ensitive i n e xtremely l ow-­‐light s ituations ( EV-­‐2 f or a c entral p oint w ith a f /2.8 l ens).
The E OS 5 D M ark I II h as a d edicated A F m enu t ab, s o A F c an b e c ontrolled w ithout h aving t o g o t hrough c ustom f unction m enus. I t
also h as 6 A F p oint s election m ethods ( Spot, S ingle P oint, S ingle + A djacent 4 P oints, S ingle + A djacent 8 P oints, Z one S election, a nd
Automatic A F P oint S election), p lus a d edicated A F c onfiguration t ool f or c ontrol o f A I S ervo A F I II t racking p arameters ( tracking
sensitivity, a cceleration/deceleration t racking, a nd A F p oint a uto s witching).
Intelligent M etering, F ast
iFCL M etering w ith 6 3-­‐zone d ual-­‐layering m etering s ensor
The E OS 5 D M ark I II f eatures C anon's m ulti-­‐layer 6 3-­‐zone i FCL ( intelligent F ocus C olor L uminance) M etering S ystem t hat i ntegrates
the c ameras A F s ystem i nto i ts r eadings. B y t aking i nto a ccount t he c olor a nd l uminosity s urrounding t he c hosen A F p oint(s), t his
new s ystem d elivers a n e ntirely n ew l evel o f a ccuracy, e specially i n s ituations w here t he l ight c hanges q uickly. T he m etering s ensor
enables e valuative, c enter w eighted, p artial a nd s pot m etering, p lus o ffers 5 -­‐step e xposure c ompensation f or p erfectly e xposed
images, e very t ime.