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AF area selection modes
Change the AF point selection to match your the shooti
ng style
Choose whether only one AF point is used, or select from a vast array of AF selection
options
The AF area selection
modes make it possible
to set how many of
the 65-point AF are
available to be used.
Set the selection
method of AF points
that best matches
the subject and
shooting conditions.
After pressing the
button, press to the right, or each time the
button is pressed,
the AF area selection mode will be switched. In the Menu AF4 tab, by setting [AF area
selection method] to [
-> Main Dial], after pressing the
button, you can switch the
mode with the Main Dial. Also, with [Custom Controls], when you assign [Direct AF area
selection] to , you can switch modes simply by pressing .
AF modes can be
selected to match
the subject and
conditions
Using only one AF point
Press the
button
How to set the AF area selection mode
Using multiple AF points (zone)
The mode is changed each time the
button is pressed
The EOS 7D Mark II is equipped with 65-point
AF. Not only can all these AF points each be
selected individually, but by also automatic
switching between multiple AF points to track
the subject, using all 65 AF points. The [AF area
selection mode] setting allows the selection of
these AF point modes.
The two types of modes that you can manually
select a single AF point to focus with are
[Single-point Spot AF] and [Single-point AF].
The four modes that can switch automatically
between multiple AF points to capture moving
subjects are AF point expansion (Manual
selection, 4 points [Up, down, left, and right]),
A F p o i n t e x p a n s i o n ( M a n u a l s e l e c t i o n ,
surrounding 8 points), Zone AF, and Auto
selection of 65 AF points (during AI Servo AF).
Mode features are explained from P. 22 - 31, so
you can select the mode best suited to your
subject's characteristics and shooting scene.
It is possible to
focus on a very
narrow areas
with a single
manually
selec-ted point.
The default
sett-ing. With this
mode it is
possible to focus
with a single
manually
selected point.
Single-point
Spot AF
(Manual
selection)
Single-point AF
(Manual selection
of zone)
Focus using one
manually
selected point
assisted by 4
other AF points
(up, down, left,
and right).
Focus using one
manually selected
point assisted by
the surrounding
points.
AF point expansion
(Manual
selection )
AF point
expansion
(Manual selection,
surrounding
points)
The 65 AF points
are divided into
nine zones, and
focus is made
with the AF
po-ints in the
sel-ected zone.
The 65 AF points
are divided into
left, center, and
right blocks, and
focus i s made
with the AF
points in the
selected zone.
All AF points are
used with this
mode, and the
camera selects
and focuses auto-
matically.
Zone AF
(Manual selection
of zone)
Large Zone AF
(Manual selection
of zone)
65-point
automatic
selection AF
Single-point AF is an easy to use mode for still
life photos etc. in One-shot AF
Single-point AF is a mode where one manually selected
AF point is used to focus. For experienced
photographers or when it is easy to track the subject
with a single AF point, AI Servo AF can be utilized when
continuously shooting moving subjects, however, this
mode is more effective for shooting still life and
landscapes with One-shot AF mode.
There are six AF area selection modes to choose from
