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Ai servo af custom function & iso speed settings guide
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  • Page 1 AI Servo AF Custom Function & ISO Speed Settings Guide...
  • Page 2 AI Servo AF Custom Function & ISO Speed Settings Guide AI Servo AF Custom The EOS-1D Mark IV offers photographers a variety of options to customize AF and Continuous shooting Functions operation. These can be found in the third Custom Custom functions for personalized Function group (C.Fn III).
  • Page 3 Contents AI Servo AF 4 Default Settings: Basic Settings with the Greatest Versatility Notable New Custom Functions 06 [C.Fn III-11] ‘Switch to Registered AF Point’ Instantly Applies Preselected AF Points 08 [C.Fn III-16] ‘Orientation-Linked AF Point Selection’ Switches Focusing Points Automatically When Changing Between Vertical and Horizontal Camera Positions 10 [C.Fn III-6] Pinpoint Focusing with ‘Spot AF’...
  • Page 4 AI Servo AF Default settings The basic settings have great levels of versatility and can handle a wide variety of shooting opportunities and subjects Custom Functions related to AI Servo AF are included in the C.Fn III AF/ Drive group. The default out of the b o x s e t t i n g s a re t h e simplest settings and are...
  • Page 5 Photo taken with the default settings, and not using any of the C.Fn III AF/Drive Custom Functions. This setting will get the best possible performance when shooting subjects that generally do not move. EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/2000 sec. f/2.8 ISO100 Setting hints When even more stability is required than that provided by the Default Settings, using the options within C.Fn III-8...
  • Page 6 AI Servo AF Custom Function C.Fn III-11 Switch to Registered AF Point Notable function You can instantly shoot with a different registered AF point Registered points can be applied with one button Manually selected AF point Switch to registered AF point Press the Multi-controller once, While pressing the AE...
  • Page 7 Manually selected AF point EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/1600 sec. f/2.8 ISO3200 In order to capture the skater on the right hand side while shooting with a manually selected AF point It is possible to instantly on the left hand side, this photo was shot by switch between two AF switching to a registered AF point on the right.
  • Page 8 AI Servo AF Custom Function C.Fn III-16 Orientation linked AF point selection Notable function Three AF Points with differing orientations can be set Automatically switch between set AF points for each different hold Vertical position, with Horizontal position Vertical position, with grip on top grip on bottom Different AF points can be set to...
  • Page 9 EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/1600 sec. f/2.8 ISO3200 Automatically switch AF points between the vertical and horizontal positions Shoot with the set AF point in the vertical position (center of the screen), then right away in the horizontal position shoot when automatically switched to the AF point at the top right of the screen.
  • Page 10 AI Servo AF Custom Function C.Fn III-6-7 Spot AF Notable function Pinpoint focusing is possible Spot AF narrows the operating area of the AF sensor EF200mm f/2L IS USM 1/1000 sec. f/2.8 ISO3200 Spot AF can be used by selecting Custom Function C.Fn III-6 Lens/Stop Button Function for setting: 7 Spot AF.
  • Page 11 Lens AF stop button on EF400mm F2.8L IS USM large-diameter single focal length telephoto and super-telephoto lenses Spot AF can be activated on super- telephoto L-type IS lenses by pressing and holding the AF stop button after C.Fn. III-6 AF stop button function has been set to option 7: Spot AF setting.
  • Page 12 AI Servo AF AI Servo Tracking Sensitivity 1 C.Fn III-2 Important C.Fn Set the sensitivity to the intermediate slow setting when stability is important Effective for extremely fast subjects and sports with random movement Set C.Fn III-2 AI Servo tracking sensitivity (hereafter "sensitivity"), when shooting fast moving subjects and sports with lots of close activity, to one of the slower options for even more stable tracking performance.
  • Page 13 EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/400 sec. f/3.2 ISO1600 W ith manually selected focusing points, when the Key point subject is extremely fast, selecting the intermediate Focusing speed for the first shot is always at slow option means less maximum speed regardless of sensitivity chance of the focus shifting to the background, and Regardless of the fast, or slow sensitivity options, AF speed from the time the AF drive...
  • Page 14 AI Servo AF AI Servo Tracking Sensitivity 2 C.Fn III-2 Important C.Fn Take advantage of slow sensitivity for intermittently appearing subjects Use at swimming events or event where the subject disappears and appears When tracking sensitivity is set to slow (option -2) the length of time that objects entering the AF point are viewed as obstructions will be longer than when set to the intermediate slow option (-1).
  • Page 15 EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/4000 sec. f/2.8 ISO3200 Competitive swimming’s breast stroke and butterfly can be highlighted as typical examples of sports where the athlete disappears and reappears at regular intervals. For events like this, sensitivity set to slow can be effective. For illustration, all AF points are shown at once.
  • Page 16 AI Servo AF AI Servo Tracking Sensitivity C.Fn III-8 Important C.Fn Capture quickly moving objects with AF point area expansion Expanded by 1 point all around assists the photographer’s selected AF point 1 point selected 2 points selected Manually selected AF point AF point area expansion (Red SI appears in AI Servo when SW-1 is active.)
  • Page 17 EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 ISO320 For sporting events that include dynamic up and down movement, tracking the athletes with one AF point is difficult. By using area expansion, it is easier to pursue the subject accurately with an expanded area. For illustrative purposes, all AF points are displayed superimposed.
  • Page 18 AI Servo AF AF expansion with selected point 2 C.Fn III-8 Important C.Fn Reliably focus-track subjects with extreme left and right movement AF point expansion expanded by 1 point on left and right is effective for horizontal movement 1 point selected 2 point selected Manually selected AF point AF point area expansion...
  • Page 19 EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/2000 sec. f/2.8 ISO100 Option 1: Expanding 1 point on left and right is effective for sports like tennis characterized by active horizontal m o v e m e n t . S u d d e n horizontal movement will be dealt with by the AF points included...
  • Page 20 AI Servo AF AI Servo AF tracking method 1 C.Fn III-4 Important C.Fn Use Continuous AF track priority when tracking one person during area expansion Subjects in the foreground will be treated as obstructions with this setting Main focus point priority Use C.Fn III-8 ‘AF Expansion with selected point’...
  • Page 21 EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/4000 sec. f/5.6 ISO200 Continuous priority In cases where an obstruction cuts into the foreground, and the AF tracking method is set to option 0: Main focus point priority, focus can shift to the obstruction resulting in a missed image. If it is set to Continuous priority, it will continuously track the subject.
  • Page 22 AI Servo AF AI Servo AF tracking method 2 C.Fn III-4 Important C.Fn Shift focus to the subject in the foreground with Main focus point priority Effective for extremely fast moving subjects and sports with random movements With Custom Function C.Fn III-4 ‘AF tracking method,’ the default setting is option 0: ‘Main focus point priority.’...
  • Page 23 EF200mm f/2L IS USM 1/3200 sec. f/2.5 ISO400 W h e n y o u w a n t t o switch the focus and photograph the athlete that has come to the front, with Main focus p o i n t p r i o r i t y i t i s possible to shift focus to the athlete in front very quickly.
  • Page 24 AI Servo AF AI Servo 1st/2nd image priority C.Fn III-3 Important C.Fn Decide whether to prioritize shutter release timing based on control by the camera or the photographer Select the optimum setting from four combinations Focus-tracking of the subject, and the relationship of the shutter’s timing speed can be set with C.Fn III-3 AI Servo 1st/2nd image priority.
  • Page 25 Setting [0] Shooting with AF priority/Tracking priority Continuous photos of a soccer scene taken with option: 0 Shooting with A F p r i o r i t y / Tr a c k i n g priority. Priority is on focus with this option, however, it is possible t o m a i n t a i n a f a s t...
  • Page 26 AI Servo AF C.Fn Mutual association C.Fn III-2/C.Fn III-4/C.Fn III-8 relationship Important C.Fn With AF point expansion, choices of AF tracking methods will change C.Fn III-8 C.Fn III-2 C.Fn III-4 AF expansion with selected point AI Servo tracking sensitivity AI Servo AF tracking method C.Fn III-8 Area expansion and III-4 Tracking method Mutual association...
  • Page 27 C.Fn III-8 Area expansion, III-4 Tracking method, and III-2 Sensitivity Mutual association There are three cases for the three C.Fn’s related to AI Servo AF operation Case 1 When C.Fn III-4 option 0: Main focus point priority is selected and the selected AF point detects a new subject, the camera quickly focuses on that subject.
  • Page 28 Special Article Requirements for sharply focused photos Reliably raise the probability of focusing the first image by tracking the subject for 0.5 sec. before the shutter is released EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/3200 sec. f/4 ISO100 When the shutter button is fully pressed with no predictive computation W h e n t h e A I S e r v o A F i s n o t i n...
  • Page 29 First image countermeasures Track the subject with predictive computation for 0.5 sec. (*) prior to shooting, then shoot continuously EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/2500 sec. f/4 ISO100 Press the shutter button fully after the AF has operated for about 0.5 sec. Pressing the shutter button halfway, or the AF ON button so the AI Servo AF operates, then pressing the shutter...
  • Page 30 Special Article Requirements for sharply focused photos The area expansion setting is effective in cases where the focus may easily shift to the background EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/2500 sec. f/4 ISO800 Shoot with a manually selected single AF point It is difficult to track an extremely fast subject with just one of 45 points.
  • Page 31 Countermeasures for focus shifting to the background Use AF Expansion with selected point (C.Fn III-8) to make it difficult for focus to shift to the background EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/2500 sec. f/4 ISO800 Shoot with C.Fn III-8 option 2: Assist AF point expanded by Surrounding AF points Set C.Fn III-8 Area expansion to option 2: Surrounding AF points, and capture...
  • Page 32 Special Article Requirements for sharply focused photos When focus is likely to shift due to obstructions in the foreground, set C.Fn III-4 Tracking Method to option 1: Continuous AF tracking priority Shooting with C.Fn III-4 Tracking Method option 0: Main focus point priority When an obstruction appears in the foreground with C.Fn III-4-0, the camera will focus on the obstruction because it is under the active focusing point.
  • Page 33 Countermeasures for obstructions in the foreground C.Fn III-4 option 1: Continuous AF tracking priority will suppress the likelihood of focus shifting to the foreground Similar to when focus shifts to the background, a common error that occurs when shooting moving subjects with AI Servo AF is when focus shifts to obstructions in the foreground.
  • Page 34 Special Article Requirements for sharply focused photos Motion blur can be suppressed by utilizing faster shutter speeds EF200mm f/2L IS USM 1/500 sec. f/4 ISO3200 Avoid Photos that look sharp at a glance, however… 100% Viewed at 100% on a computer screen you can see it is slightly blurred When viewed initially there is very little cause for concern, however, when viewed at 100%, an image that is slightly blurred could be caused by the use of a shutter speed that is too slow to stop the action.
  • Page 35 Countermeasures for minor camera shake visible at 100% display Minor motion blurs can be suppressed with high speed shutter speeds of 1/1000 and 1/2000 sec. EF200mm f/2L IS USM 1/2000sec. f/2.8 ISO6400 Camera shake thoroughly suppressed with faster shutter speeds In order to suppress minute camera shake that is visible when images are viewed at 100%, daring to use fast shutter speeds...
  • Page 36 ISO speed settings ISO 100 – 12800 image quality The EOS-1D Mark IV achieves low noise and high image quality even at high ISO speeds From ISO100 - ISO12800 it is possible to set the EV value of the ISO speed from 7 stops up to the desired ISO speed level.
  • Page 37 The EOS-1D Mark IV is capable of achieving used often up to now. In particular, we would extremely high ISO speed image quality. As a like you to refer to the image quality of result, normal ISO speeds (ISO speeds that can ISO3200, and ISO6400 which are desired for be used at default settings) boast a range of use when shooting indoor sports and night and...
  • Page 38 ISO speed settings ISO25600 (H1) – 102400 (H3) image quality In situations with almost no lighting, ISO 102400 can make the difference between getting the shot or not ISO25600...
  • Page 39 With Custom Function C.Fn I-3 ‘Set ISO speed significant amount of noise, and for some range,’ when the upper limit is set to H3, it is photographers the gradations are not smooth possible to select ultra-high ISO speeds from enough. However, when using ISO 102400, it is ISO 25600 –...
  • Page 40 ISO speed settings High ISO speed noise reduction C.Fn II-2 Confirm the change in image quality when High ISO speed noise reduction is set from Disable to Strong S e t C . F n I I - 2 H i g h I S O Key point speed noise reduction to With High ISO speed reduction set from Disable...
  • Page 41 The appearance of high ISO speeds on the of ISO1600 or higher by changing Noise EOS-1D Mark IV are the result of an advanced Reduction from Disable to Strong. image sensor and image processing technology. You will be able to see that approaching high The Custom Function C.Fn II-2 High ISO speed ISO speeds of ISO12800, when set to Disable, noise reduction setting is set to a default setting...
  • Page 42 ISO speed settings Auto ISO With the ISO speed set to “A” (ISO Auto), when using manual exposure it is possible to shoot continuously with the same aperture and shutter speed In the ISO speed settings, turn the dial from ISO100 (default setting) to the left to display “A”...
  • Page 43 As introduced on P 36, the EOS-1D Mark IV Next, the exposure mode is set to Manual, the has an extremely wide range of normal ISO desired aperture value and shutter speed are levels from ISO100 - 12800. By using this wide set, and then shooting is carried out.
  • Page 44 ISO speed settings Relationship of noise and print size Confirm the noise appearance at the actual printing size (magnification) 420 mm 420 mm Actual size sample of printing at A4 size Actual size sample of printing at approximately two-page full-sized (420 x 297 mm) ½...
  • Page 45 An increasing amount of attention is being Here we have placed high ISO speed images paid to the image quality of digital SLR cameras, f ro m a n E O S - 1 D M a r k I V, s h o w n a t t h e in particular in reference to the noise at high magnification of two popular printed sizes used ISO speeds.
  • Page 46 ISO speed settings Taking advantage of ISO 50 (L) Using lower shutter speeds, aim for creativity by making use of low ISO speeds Using C.Fn I-3 Set ISO speed range, with the minimum value registered to L, it is possible to set ISO50 (L). At ISO50 the shutter speed is set 1 stop down and panned ISO100, it is possible to set a 1 stop slower...
  • Page 47 A variety of Custom Functions that can be applied to shooting C.Fn -14 Apply shooting/metering mode [Setting:1 Enable] EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/1250 sec. f/2.8 ISO100 (Manual exposure) EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/1000 sec. f/2.8 ISO640 (Shutter-priority AE) While shooting in manual exposure, large differences in brightness or contrast are dealt with by applying auto exposure This function can be useful in scenes where you primarily want to shoot with manual exposure, but you need to be able to deal with cases where the...
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