Canon EOS 5D Mark III Manual Book page 5

AF Configuration Tool [Presets]
Precise and accurate focusing is possible for a wide
range of subjects
- Versatile multi-purpose setting
Parameter default settings
Subject tracking sensitivity [0]
Accelerate / decelerate Tracking [0]
AF point auto switching [0]
The [AF Configuration Tool] [Case 1] is the basic
AI Servo AF setting on the EOS 5D Mark III. As
its name indicates, it is versatile and achieves a
high level of tracking performance in a wide
variety of scenes.
Equipped with AI Servo AF III, the EOS 5D Mark
III has improved flexibility in handling a variety
of moving subjects, and superior prediction of
movement for more accurate focusing. Even
with a variety of difficult elements such as
extremely fast movement, sudden changes in
speed, and interruptions by obstacles, AI Servo
AF III overcomes these and is able to capture
the subject.
Case 1 is the recommend setting to start
shooting with, Case 1 will provide great results
when shooting a variety of sports and moving
subjects. When more specific settings for
individual cases are desired, please try Case 2 –
Case 6 to match shooting conditions.
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Case1
Case 1 can be used to great
advantage when shooting
moving subjects, making it
possible to accurately capture
fast subject.
Single-Point
AI Servo AF III makes it
possible to carry out
precise focus for
subjects in a wide
variety of conditions
AF on the EOS 5D Mark III
is equipped with a new
focus tracking algorithm,
AI Servo AF III. It supports
an even greater variety of
subject movement than
before, and by utilizing
the high level tracking
per formance of the A I
Servo AF III, and Case 1
configuration setting, it
can handle many different
shooting conditions.
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