Canon EOS 7D mark II Manual Book page 25

Recommended settings:
[Subject/Shooting case]
Recommended AF mode and AF Configuration Tool combinations
Still life/landscape
Use [Single-point AF] to focus
on the optimal location in the
composition
AF mode ONE SHOT
AI SERVO
Drive mode Single image
High-speed
continuous shooting
AF area Single-point Spot AF
selection mode
Single-point AF
AF point expansion
(Manual selection )
AF point expansion
(Manual selection,
surrounding points)
Zone AF
Large Zone AF
When shooting still subjects such as landscapes, set [AF area selection mode] to
65-point automatic
selection AF [Single point AF], then selec t the AF point in the optimal location of the
composition and shoot. Set the AF mode to [ONE SHOT].
AF Configuration (Not used for ONE
Tool SHOT AF)
Portrait
[Single-point Spot AF] is especially effective for
focusing on eyes.
AF mode ONE SHOT
AI SERVO
Drive mode Single image
High-speed
continuous shooting
AF area Single-point Spot AF
selection mode
Single-point AF
AF point expansion
(Manual selection )
AF point expansion
(Manual selection,
surrounding points) When shooting close-up
portraits, it is important to focus
Zone AF
on the eye closest to you. In that
Large Zone AF
situation, set the AF area
65-point automatic
selection mode to [Spot single
selection AF
point AF] to focus. AF mode ONE
AF Configuration (Not used for ONE
Tool SHOT AF) SHOT is also appropriate.
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Fast-moving subjects that
approach in a straight line
Case1 is a standard setting for
use in a wide variety of
situations
AF mode ONE SHOT
AI SERVO
Drive mode Single image
High-speed
continuous shooting
AF area Single-point Spot AF
selection mode
Single-point AF
AF point expansion
(Manual selection )
AF point expansion
(Manual selection,
surrounding points)
Zone AF
Large Zone AF
For situations where you are shooting an athlete from head on, Single point AF
65-point automatic
selection AF and AF Configuration Tool Case1 setting can be used to accurately capture the
movement of a subject that comes right by your position. Don't forget about AI
AF Configuration
Case1
Tool
SERVO and high-speed continuous shooting.
Sports scenes with
intense movement
Continue to track subjects
with [AF point expansion] and
[Case2].
AF mode ONE SHOT
AI SERVO
Drive mode Single image
High-speed
continuous shooting
AF area Single-point Spot AF
selection mode
Single-point AF
AF point expansion
(Manual selection )
AF point expansion
(Manual selection,
surrounding points)
Zone AF
Large Zone AF
For sports with a lot of intense movement, such as kayaking, soccer, and rugby, where
65-point automatic
other subjects (obstructions) block the subject you are aiming for, the combination of AF
selection AF
point expansion and Case2 is effective. Choose either the Up, down, left, right option or
AF Configuration
Case2
Tool Surrounding for AF point expansion according to the amount of subject movement.
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