Selecting Ai Servo Af Characteristics - Canon EOS 5Ds Basic Instruction Manual

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Selecting AI Servo AF CharacteristicsN
You can easily fine-tune AI Servo AF to suit a particular subject or
shooting scene just by selecting an option from case 1 to case 6. This
feature is called the "AF Configuration Tool."
Case 1 to 6
Case 1 to 6 are six setting combinations of "Tracking sensitivity",
"Acceleration/deceleration tracking", and "AF point auto switching".
Refer to the table below to select the case applicable to the subject or
shooting scene.
Case Icon
Case 1 Versatile multi purpose setting
Continue to track subjects,
Case 2
ignoring possible obstacles
Instantly focus on subjects
Case 3
suddenly entering AF points
For subjects that accelerate or
Case 4
decelerate quickly
For erratic subjects moving
Case 5
quickly in any direction
For subjects that change speed
Case 6
and move erratically
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Select the [21] tab.
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Select a case.
Turn the <5> dial to select a case
icon, then press <0>.
The selected case will be set. The
selected case is indicated in blue.
Description Applicable Subjects
For any moving subject.
Tennis players, butterfly
swimmers, freestyle skiers,
etc.
Starting line of a bicycle
race, alpine downhill skiers,
etc.
Soccer, motor sports,
basketball, etc.
Figure skaters, etc.
Rhythm gymnastics, etc.
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