Canon EOS 7D Mark II Instruction Manual - Page 87

Selecting AI Servo AF Characteristics - sports settings

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3 Selecting AI Servo AF CharacteristicsN You can easily fine-tune AI Servo AF to suit a particular subject or scene just by selecting an option from case 1 to case 6. This feature is called the "AF Configuration Tool." 1 Select the [21] tab. 2 Select a case. Turn the dial to select a case icon, then press . X The selected case will be set. The selected case is indicated in blue. Case 1 to 6 Case 1 to 6 are six setting combinations of "Tracking sensitivity", "Acceleration/deceleration tracking", and "AF point auto switching". Refer to the table below to select the case applicable to the subject or scene. Case Icon Description Applicable Subjects Case 1 Versatile multi purpose setting For any moving subject. Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Case 6 Continue to track subjects, ignoring possible obstacles Tennis players, butterfly swimmers, freestyle skiers, etc. Instantly focus on subjects suddenly entering AF points Starting line of a bicycle race, alpine downhill skiers, etc. For subjects that accelerate or Soccer, motor sports, decelerate quickly basketball, etc. For erratic subjects moving quickly in any direction (disabled Figure skaters, etc. in Single-point AF mode) For subjects that change speed and move erratically (disabled in Rhythm gymnastics, etc. Single-point AF mode) 87

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You can easily fine-tune AI Servo AF to suit a particular subject or
scene just by selecting an option from case 1 to case 6. This feature is
called the “AF Configuration Tool.”
1
Select the [
2
1] tab.
2
Select a case.
Turn the <
5
> dial to select a case
icon, then press <
0
>.
The selected case will be set. The
selected case is indicated in blue.
Case 1 to 6 are six setting combinations of “Tracking sensitivity”,
“Acceleration/deceleration tracking”, and “AF point auto switching”.
Refer to the table below to select the case applicable to the subject or
scene.
3
Selecting AI Servo AF Characteristics
N
Case 1 to 6
Case
Icon
Description
Applicable Subjects
Case 1
Versatile multi purpose setting
For any moving subject.
Case 2
Continue to track subjects,
ignoring possible obstacles
Tennis players, butterfly
swimmers, freestyle skiers,
etc.
Case 3
Instantly focus on subjects
suddenly entering AF points
Starting line of a bicycle race,
alpine downhill skiers, etc.
Case 4
For subjects that accelerate or
decelerate quickly
Soccer, motor sports,
basketball, etc.
Case 5
For erratic subjects moving
quickly in any direction (disabled
in Single-point AF mode)
Figure skaters, etc.
Case 6
For subjects that change speed
and move erratically (disabled in
Single-point AF mode)
Rhythm gymnastics, etc.