Canon EOS-1D C EOS 1D X Instruction Manual - Page 342

Registering and using an AF point, Metering and AF start

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85: Custom Controls : Metering and AF start When you press the button assigned to this function, metering and AF are executed. *1: If you assign the [Metering and AF start] function to the and buttons and add the function to switch to the registered AF point, you can instantly switch to the registered AF point. To enable this function, press the button in step 3 on page 337. On the [AF start point] selection screen, select [Registered AF point]. Registering and using an AF point 1. Set the AF area selection mode to one of the following: Single-point Spot AF, Single-point AF, AF point expansion (manual selection, surrounding points), or 61-point automatic selection AF. (Zone AF cannot be registered.) 2. Select an AF point manually (p.71). 3. Hold down the button and press the button. A beep will sound and the AF point will be registered. If the AF area selection mode is not set to 61-point automatic selection AF, the registered AF point will blink. If [24: Orientation linked AF point] is set to [Select separate AF points], you can register the AF point separately for the vertical (camera grip at top or bottom) and horizontal orientations. 4. When you press the button assigned to this function or press the button, the camera will switch to the manuallyselected AF point when you registered. To cancel the registered AF point, hold down the button and press the button. The registered AF point will also be canceled if you select [54: Clear all camera settings]. When an AF point is registered, the following will be displayed: • 61-point automatic selection AF: HP • Single-point Spot AF, Single-point AF, AF point expansion: SEL (Center)/SEL HP (Off-center) When registered with SEL or SEL HP, the registered AF point will blink. 342

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8
5: Custom Controls
When you press the button assigned to this function, metering and AF
are executed.
*1: If you assign the [
Metering and AF start
] function to the <
p
> and <
A
>
buttons and add the function to switch to the registered AF point, you can instantly
switch to the registered AF point. To enable this function, press the <
B
> button in
step 3 on page 337. On the [
AF start point
] selection screen, select [
Registered AF
point
].
Registering and using an AF point
1.
Set the AF area selection mode to one of the following: Single-point
Spot AF, Single-point AF, AF point expansion (manual selection,
surrounding points), or 61-point automatic selection AF. (Zone AF
cannot be registered.)
2.
Select an AF point manually (p.71).
3.
Hold down the <
S
> button and press the <
i
> button. A beep will
sound and the AF point will be registered. If the AF area selection
mode is not set to 61-point automatic selection AF, the registered AF
point will blink.
If [
2
4: Orientation linked AF point
] is set to [
Select separate AF
points
], you can register the AF point separately for the vertical
(camera grip at top or bottom) and horizontal orientations.
4.
When you press the <
p
> button assigned to this function or
press the <
A
> button, the camera will switch to the manually-
selected AF point when you registered.
To cancel the registered AF point, hold down the <
S
> button and
press the <
O
> button. The registered AF point will also be canceled if
you select [
5
4: Clear all camera settings
].
: Metering and AF start
When an AF point is registered, the following will be displayed:
• 61-point automatic selection AF:
HP
• Single-point Spot AF, Single-point AF, AF point expansion:
SEL
(Center)/
SEL HP
(Off-center)
When registered with
SEL
or
SEL HP
, the registered AF point will
blink.