Canon EOS 5D Mark III Manual Book page 10

AF Configuration Tool [Presets]
Focus on subjects with erratic movement and changes in speed
Effective when shooting sports that feature lots of quick movements
Parameter default settings
Subject tracking sensitivity [0]
Accelerate / decelerate Tracking [+1]
AF point auto switching [+1]
Case 6 is a setting that combines features of
both Case 4 (support for sudden changes in
s p e e d ) , a n d C a s e 5 ( s u p p o r t f o r e r r a t i c
movement in any direction). [Accel./decel.
tracking] and [AF pt auto switching] parameters
are both [+1].
Therefore, Case 6 is an effective setting for
subjects that stop and start suddenly, but also
have erratic movement which could happen in
any direction, it works during Auto selection
61-point AF, Zone AF, and AF point expansion
only.
Shooting subjects that are most appropriate for
this setting include rhythmic gymnastics which
includes large movements with complete stops.
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Case6
A rhythmic gymnast
making sudden big
jumps can be captured
when shooting with
Ca s e 6 w h i c h c a n
focus on subjects with
sudden movement,
and erratic movement.
Continuous focusing
is possible for large
m o v e m e n t s a n d
changes in speed.
Blue color of focus point is for explanation only, and actually there is no blue indication available.
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