Canon EOS 7D Mark II Advanced Owners Manual - Page 342

3 Menu Function Settings z4 When the Live View shooting/Movie shooting switch is set to , the movie shooting menu options will appear under the [z4] and [z5] tabs (the [z2] [z3] tabs in ). Movie Servo AF During movie shooting, the camera focuses on the subject continuously. The default setting is [Enable]. When [Enable] is set: y The camera focuses on the subject continuously even when you are not pressing the shutter button halfway. y Since this drives the lens continuously, it will consume battery power and shorten the total possible movie shooting time (p.325). y With certain lenses, the lens operation noise during focusing may be recorded. If this happens, use an external microphone (commercially available) to reduce lens operation noise in the movie. Also, using the EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens will reduce lens operation noise. y If you want to set the lens's focus mode switch to during Movie Servo AF, first set the Live View shooting/Movie shooting switch to . If L8(59.94 fps) or 7(50.00 fps) is set, Movie Servo AF will not work. Also, since contrast detection is used for AF control, it may take longer to focus. 342