Canon EOS 7D mark II Manual Book page 11

AF area selection modes
Change the AF point selection to match your the shooti
Choose whether only one AF point is used, or select from a vast array of AF selection
Using only one AF point Using multiple AF points (zone)
Press the button The mode is changed each time the
How to set the AF area selection mode
After pressing the button, press to the right, or each time the
the AF area selection mode will be switched. In the Menu AF4 tab, by setting [AF area
selection method] to [ -> Main Dial], after pressing the
mode with the Main Dial. Also, with [Custom Controls], when you assign [Direct AF area
selection] to , you can switch modes simply by pressing .
The EOS 7D Mark II is equipped with 65-point
AF. Not only can all these AF points each be
selected individually, but by also automatic
switching between multiple AF points to track
the subject, using all 65 AF points. The [AF area
selection mode] setting allows the selection of
these AF point modes.
The two types of modes that you can manually
select a single AF point to focus with are
[Single-point Spot AF] and [Single-point AF].
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AF modes can be
selected to match
the subject and
conditions
The AF area selection
modes make it possible
to set how many of
the 65-point AF are
available to be used.
Set the selection
method of AF points
that best matches
the subject and
shooting conditions.
button is pressed
button is pressed,
button, you can switch the
The four modes that can switch automatically
between multiple AF points to capture moving
subjects are AF point expansion (Manual
selection, 4 points [Up, down, left, and right]),
A F p o i n t e x p a n s i o n ( M a n u a l s e l e c t i o n ,
surrounding 8 points), Zone AF, and Auto
selection of 65 AF points (during AI Servo AF).
Mode features are explained from P. 22 - 31, so
you can select the mode best suited to your
subject's characteristics and shooting scene.
ng style
options
There are six AF area selection modes to choose from
Single-point
Spot AF
(Manual
selection)
It is possible to
focus on a very
narrow areas
with a single
manually
selec-ted point.
AF point expansion
(Manual
selection
Focus using one
manually
selected point
assisted by 4
other AF points
(up, down, left,
and right).
Zone AF
(Manual selection
of zone)
The 65 AF points
are divided into
nine zones, and
focus is made
with the AF
po-ints in the
sel-ected zone.
65-point
automatic
selection AF
All AF points are
used with this
mode, and the
camera selects
and focuses auto-
matically.
Single-point AF
(Manual selection
of zone)
The default
sett-ing. With this
mode it is
possible to focus
with a single
manually
selected point.
AF point
expansion
) (Manual selection,
surrounding
points)
Focus using one
manually selected
point assisted by
the surrounding
points.
Large Zone AF
(Manual selection
of zone)
The 65 AF points
are divided into
left, center, and
right blocks, and
focus i s made
with the AF
points in the
selected zone.
Single-point AF is an easy to use mode for still
life photos etc. in One-shot AF
Single-point AF is a mode where one manually selected
AF point is used to focus. For experienced
photographers or when it is easy to track the subject
with a single AF point, AI Servo AF can be utilized when
continuously shooting moving subjects, however, this
mode is more effective for shooting still life and
landscapes with One-shot AF mode.
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