Canon 5D Mk IV - Autofocus: Part 1/4 - Control Setup for Moving Subjects

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Canon’s 5D Mark IV has a great auto-focus system, although it can seem a little complex at first. In this video, find out how to set up the cameras controls and interface to make Ai Servo operation quick, easy and effective

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[@davet3530]

Hi Grant, Thanks for another useful video. It's very clear and informative. There is so much one can do with the custom menus in setting up a camera for one's own personal preference, and it can be a minefield to understand what is useful and why. Therefore being able to get your view on how you set your camera for your wildlife photography is a very useful insight. That tip on setting up the multi controller button and the smaller button below it to instantly control access to focusing points and groupings is very valuable. Great images at the start of the video too! Look forward to more of these great videos. Dave

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[@grantatkinson8108]

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[@xgreenjacket]

Very very helpful series I’ve been disappointed with my autofocus until now and was expecting much more from it than the mkii have made some adjustments with your info and looking forward to testing out further, thank you for taking the time for the tutorial!!

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Best video I found explaining the auto focus features. Thanks for your detailed explanation. I am going on a Safari next week and this will be hugely helpful to get some good shots.

[@COVbattlen3t]

Fantastic video! New 5D user in 2021 and your parts 1-4 are the best videos available for understanding how to use the controls and which settings to make. Thanks!

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Wow! Finally, I understand focusing. I’ve watched a ton of videos and yours are the best, thanks very much!

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Amazing how well you explain this! And your settings are really useful! Will be watching the rest of your tutorials. Thank you!

[@irampotter]

This video is so helpful, thankyou so much for explaining all these features so clearly.

[@madebyank]

Really informative on the auto focus front and how to manage it efficiently on the 5DM4. Appreciate it

[@Hellgap50]

Well done lots of help I might even try your method but I’m youtube taught back button focus over 3 years the conversion now may cause me too mess up to many shots thanks so far

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[@grantatkinson8108]

Thanks for the feedback, hope you have great sightings!

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[@grantatkinson8108]

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[@MeganBell]

Thank you so much for this, Grant! I’m no wildlife photographer, but I was having trouble understanding the autofocus on this camera and you cleared things right up!

[@grantatkinson8108]

Megan Bell thanks for letting me know and for sure, whilst I only take wildlife photos, some aspects of the autofocus have broad applications, and I am very glad it was helpful.

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Explained in a very clear way, thanks a lot for this Grant !

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More full of useful information than videos from other photographers. I'm a fan, Grant. Now I'm getting used to the 5D IV and 1DX II, and your tutorials are my starting points. I'm very grateful.

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Both fantastic cameras Jim :-)

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[@grantatkinson8108]

Thanks for the feedback!

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[@grantatkinson8108]

Hope it was helpful, Joe :-)

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[@grantatkinson8108]

No, nothing like that I am afraid....sorry.

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You just saved me! Recently purchased a new to me 5D, and while messing around with setting it up, my focusing squares disappeared in my viewfinder.. Been looking for days, with no luck. Your video helped me set my camera, and got my squares back too! Thank you!

[@grantatkinson8108]

glad it was helpful!

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Glad you found them helpful and thanks for the feedback !

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Thanks for the feedback and glad it was helpful!

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AMAZING !! just upgraded to this camera and shot a wedding with it..lost some shots because i couldn't focus and recompose my pic without loosing my focal point to the autofocus constantly kicking in... been looking for the right information how to correct this before my next shoot.. my search is over thanks to this vid..thank you so much for that...nice job.

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I'm the opposite of a "wildlife" shooter. I do advertising work, so I never follow the action - I'm generally tasked with determining the action. But this tutorial is so useful! This is stuff my assistants may know, but I surely don't. Thanks so much!

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Very good information.... I'm definitely going to try these setups.

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Hi Grant. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. What a help Could you please give a video on your settings you use when you are taking video with the canon 5D mark 4

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Hi Grant - I'm so pleased to have found your videos. I've just upgraded from 5D3 to 5D4 and these videos would have made the decision a lot easier! Your presentations are superbly clear and understandable and now I have a good understanding of the AF system and how to best set it up, particularly single button presses rather than the default button+wheel. I also use shutter button focus, and like you I am left eye dominant so it's useful to see that all those buttons are still usable with your left eye to the camera (and nose over the screen). As I also have an 80D many of the same considerations apply. A question about your Gimpro gimbal - when do you use it in full gimbal, or in sidekick mode?

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Thank you Grant. Using to set up my new camera

[@stephanddd]

Great information - I normally use servo with back-button focus. This allows me to "focus and recompose" by focusing, then letting go of the BBF button. I thought that there was no other way to have servo & bbf co-exist, but I hadn't considered the AF-off possibility. I'll try it.

[@grantatkinson8108]

Both methods can be effective, it just depends on one personal preferences, as well as the size and shape of users hands :-)

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Hi Grant. Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge! Can you please tell me what make and model that L shaped bracket / mount is that sits on your tripod?

[@sebastianreiprich3747]

Thank you for the tip about the custom controls where you can switch between one shot and servo mode. It might be worth mentioning that you have to press the info button in that specific menu to make the camera keep the setting once you let go of the * button. I tried this out and was wondering why it always switched back when I let go of the button.

[@grantatkinson8108]

Hi Sebastian, once I chose that "Ai Servo-One Shot" option from the Custom Controls menu, for the Star button, I pressed Set to confirm my choice. After that I only need to press the Star * button once, for it to change to Ai Servo or One Shot, for good - no other button presses needed. Is your camera different or am I misunderstanding your query? :-)

[@notdisclosed9745]

You can decide which behaviour you want. When you are assigning the one shot servo function to the * button, pressing info lets you choose between switching between them until the button is pressed again (toggle), or only switching while it is held in. Personally I prefer to toggle. Also, I never use the depth of field preview button for preview: you can customise this in the same way, which is what I do on my 5DIV, so that I still have * for exposure hold in the rare cases I want this. The great thing about toggling focus mode with the depth of field preview button is that you always have it under the third finger of the right hand, which I find even easier than using a button on the back of the camera. As to the new button on the back, I do not find it very useful for selecting the focus point layout, because it only cycles through the options in one direction: to change the focus point pattern, I prefer to use the back button on the right and use the wheel to move the layout in whichever direction I want immediately. Personally I use the new button for exposure compensation, to make it very quick to add exposure compensation when shooting in manual mode with auto ISO (which is my generally preferred way of shooting wildlife). Each to their own, and I certainly do not meant to criticise Grant's choices just because they are not quite the same as mine. Look forward to the remaining videos in the series.

[@grantatkinson8108]

Thanks for explaining those other settings clearly in your response above, and yes, there are many more options for those buttons and controls, but for sure you can find useful ways that suit your own preference and style... :-).

[@bouncerman0311]

Thank you Grant for all the great tips and advise. Thank You also Sebastion, I ran across the same problem. You are correct, allow me to elaborate. You do have to press "info" which will take you to the next screen. From that screen you have 2 selections to choose from. The first is an arrow with a line underneath that states "switch only when btn is held." The second is "Hold" and it states "switch each time btn is pressed." It is here where you select the action you want . It is self explanatory. In option one when you depress the button, it will select the other setting. Once you let go of the button it will return to the original setting. In option two you have to depress the button to select the other setting. That selection will remain until you depress the button once again. It is from this screen that you select "OK."

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thank you - I was having the same problem till I saw this thread - pressing the info button is important if you want your selection to HOLD

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