3Movie Menu Function Settings

If you want to hold the focus at a certain point or avoid recording the lens operation noise before or during movie shooting, you can temporally stop Movie Servo AF by performing one of the operations below. When you stop Movie Servo AF, the AF point will turn gray. When you perform the same operation again, Movie Servo AF will resume.

Press the <D> button.

Tap the [ ] icon on the lower left of the screen.

If [6: Shutter/AE lock button] is set to [2: AF/AF lock, no AE

lock] in the [54: Custom Functions (C.Fn)], Movie Servo AF will stop while you hold down the <A> button. When you let go of the <A> button, Movie Servo AF will resume.

When you press the <M> or <x> button, change the AF method, or operate the lens focus mode switch, Movie Servo AF is stopped. It will resume when you return to movie shooting.

For cautions when [Movie servo AF] is set to [Enable], see page 197.

When [Disable] is set:

You can focus only when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

AF with shutter button during k(movie recording)

When you press the shutter button while shooting a movie, you can shoot a still photo. The default setting is [ONE SHOT].

When [ONE SHOT] is set:

You can refocus and shoot a still photo by pressing the shutter button halfway while shooting a movie.

When shooting a static subject (not moving), you can perform shooting in precise focus.

When [Disable] is set:

You can immediately start shooting a still photo by pressing the shutter button, even though focus is not achieved. It is effective when you want give priority to the shutter chance rather than to focus.

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