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Stunning AF demo of the R8 by the Fro

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JustUs7 Senior Member • Posts: 4,327
Re: Stunning AF demo of the R8 by the Fro

koenkooi wrote:

Zeee wrote:

koenkooi wrote:

I suspect it's this: Whole Area Tracking Servo AF

I’m set up this way as well. When I press the shutter half way the entire AF area is active. If I can’t get the subject I want info I press a BFF to activate a non eye AF mode. My preference is single point AF.

I picked this method up watching his R3 video shootout. I may be missing something but it has been very effective for me. I override eye AF to get my subject in focus first then I flip to Eye AF.

I’d be interested in a new technique. I’m not getting how Expansion AF flips to full Eye AF by just keeping the shutter half pressed.

I'm curious as well, I only have an 'old' R5, which lacks the fancy new AF features of the R3/R7/R10/R8/R50/R6II.

On my R5 I get text in the EVF when I enable/disable eye-AF, do you get the same on your R7?

I suspect he leaves continuous AF (or preview AF now) active.  Then when he half presses the shutter, the eye / face detect kicks in on whatever is under the preview AF area.  Notice the expanded area AF is grey, not blue or green.

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