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!
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!
First video I've seen of yours and you have a very thorough way of explaining these hard to grasp controls in a very informative and digestible way without overwhelming amounts of info. Subscribed. Thank you Grant
Hi! Thank you so much for this video, it clarified so much for me, due to the fact that I shoot for over 30 years with Nikon's and I have to shoot now with a Canon 5D Mark IV! One thing in your set up seems not to work on the camera I have in my hands: the star button (at 8:36) I selected the same set up as you did, but pressing the star button does though toggle between one shot and AI Servo but does not stay that way! Meaning when I let go the star button it goes back to whatever I have selected before... If I keep pressing the star button it keeps the change, but looking at your video, you press once, it changes, you press again, it changes back, right? What am I possibly doing wrong? Customising the multicontroller joystick is a BLESSING! Thank you so much👏🏻
For the toggle between One Shot and Ai Servo, I think just press the INFO button when you are in that screen, and it should bring up one more level where you can choose to have it switch between Servo and One Shot only while you press it or have it change permanently. I don't have my 5DMk4 with me right now unfortunately so I am working from memory here.
@@grantatkinson8108 you ARE my star: that was exactly it! Thank you so much 🙏🏻 One question remains after watching all 4 episodes on the 5D and its AF features: if I set an AF point on the right side in the viewfinder and my object moves across to the left, will the AF point track the object and follow it? I know this feature from my D850 which is called 3D tracking... it literally sticks to the object where ever it is in the viewfinder! Thanks 🙏🏻
@@neglectedloves in Canon it is called iTR (Intelligent Tracking). For the focus point grouping, you select the Auto 61 point focus point grouping option. Then you turn on iTR in the purple AF menu. Its called Auto AF Pt Select : EOS iTR AF. You can choose to Disable it or Enable for any subject or Enable for Faces - the symbol with two eyes and a smile. Next menu item is also in the purple AF menu, its called "Initial AF Pt - Ai Servo AF", here the three menu options let you choose if the iTR starts with your own, previously selected AF point or if it finds its own subject. I do not find that iTR automatic tracking was effective for my wildlife subjects, but it could well work just fine, depending upon your subjects. In my experience it was a little less reliable at finding the right subject than 3D Tracking on a D850.
@@grantatkinson8108 thank so much again for elaborating! That clarified everything. I could test all your infos on my today's shoot: I must say selecting all AF points and leave it up to face detection is only 70% reliable, especially due to the fact that 61 points are literally a third of the D850 points but since it's always a group of focus points the results were quite ok! I will try next to use starting AF point. But for all methods all borders of the view finder cannot be used which leaves you with crop ratio. Apparently mirrorless cameras use way more of the area. All in all your videos were immensely helpful!!! Thanks again! PS: another really weird thing in the 5D menu: there's no way to save my settings onto a CF card to apply on a factory resetted camera. Other Canon models have this feature!
Question about setting up the button to go easily from one shot to servo...after set up I press it and it changes to one or the other, but I have to keep holding down the button to keep it on servo. Is that how you use it? I love being able to change it so easily, but it seems like it would be a pain to have to keep your finger on that button the whole time. I guess it would be fine for very spontaneous shooting of possibly rapidly changing situations, but if you were only going to shoot a sporting or wildlife event, you would go into the actual menu to set it? Also, I came here to get some tips about focusing for sports, as I was shooting some sword fighting and was having focusing issues. I'm assuming most of your tips would work with sports, too, no? Also, excellent tutorials, thank you very much.
It is possible to have the camera stay in Ai Servo or One Shot. I omitted to show the optional step in the video. Whilst you have the orange field highlighting the box with ONE SHOT - SERVO then press the INFO button beside your viewfinder on the back of your camera. That will enable a further screen which allows you to choose between SWITCH and HOLD, if you choose Hold you can make it stay all the time. Sorry I didn't include that in the video. Quite a few sports offer similar challenges to the autofocus that I encounter as a wildlife photographer, so I think that having an idea of what the different autofocus parameters affect, will help you to make your 5Dmk4 work better for you?
Absolutely critical information/instruction for me, total amateur with a new fancy camera. You help me take advantage of some of the many features available on it. I can see that your selection of information is driven by real field experience. Thank You.
I use these setting when I do american football high school games during the season. However, since the players do their pre game warm ups around 16:00 hours by the time 17:00 hours comes around the game starts now I have to deal with loss of day light and have to deal with stadium lights on the field. Using Canon 5D Mk IV with Canon 70-200mm F 2.8 lens.
You have the right lens then with the 70-200f2.8. With the stadium lights, I have no such sport photography experience but is it possible or helpful to switch on the Anti-flicker option in the Red camera menu called SHOOT?
@@meljenkins1016 I always use Auto Iso on the 5D Mark 4, you can use it in M mode, set shutter speed and aperture yourself, and just keep an eye on the Iso value the camera is using by watching in the viewfinder. I did a video on it, here ruclips.net/video/Xmud7-O8HNs/видео.html
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.
Hello Grant, first off, thanks a lot for your videos, they are easy to follow and helpful. When I customized the star button to switch between one shot and AI servo I realize that I have to keep it pressed to do so, unlike your camera where you seem to press once and changes back and forth. Any idea why this could be happening? Thanks a lot
Hi Eduardo, so when you have the Custom Controls menu starting point, and you have gone into the position on the graphic that is represents the Star button, when you have the box highlighted that says ONE SHOT -SERVO , you need to press the INFO button on the top left back of the camera and it will take you to another option screen where you can make the switch permanent HOLD or have it only active whilst you press the button. Choosing HOLD will make it permanent. I ought to have included that in the video..sorry about that, hope you get it figured out now.
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!
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.
Great video. I noticed that you set AE lock button to "One Shot AI Servo". When you push the *, it changes between One Shot and AL Servo, and the AF Operation stays (9:10 mark in your video). But for my 5d iv, I have to push the button all the time in order to switch between. If I release the button, it back to previous selection. Any tricks for setting as what you have? Thanks.
When you have the One Shot/Servo menu option highlighted in the Function Assign menu, press the INFO button on the back of the camera, it will take you to a screen that allows you to choose whether the switch between One Shot and Servo is temporary or permanent, Yang Zhong
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.
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? :-)
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.
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... :-).
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."
Very useful indeed. Thank you. Just bought one and needed a well presented and straightforward demonstration of the setup for wildlife photography. Subscribed.
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!!
Grant, just finished watching your videos. I will have to look at it several times in order to absorb all the great information you provided. They are most useful tutorials about bird photography that I have seen. I have a last question, is there a chapter in your videos on how to setup 7D Mark II or 5D Mark IV Custom Mode C1 C2 C3, not sure if I've missed it. Thank you!
@@grantatkinson8108 OK, in that case, may I ask how do you handle situation in which your shutter speed is lower because you want to photograph perched birds, but suddenly you see birds flying and you want to quickly photograph that too.Thank you.
@@prashantsaraswat9095 simply by rotating my thumb in a clockwise direction on the large rear dial, to make three or four clicks is almost instantaneous and there are no additional button presses to be made. Just one swipe downward of the thumb. I also do not have to reach for any button that is located on the top of the camera which can sometimes cause me to press the wrong one when working quickly.
@@grantatkinson8108 Very clever! Thanks so much Grant for the suggestion and for taking the time to answer all of my questions, I'm new to this, so I really appreciate it. . Looking forward to your new awesome videos!
@@prashantsaraswat9095 it is thanks to the camera makers that are making it possible to re-configure the controls and exposure modes to suit different users :-) primary need.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
Ive assigned the STAR to One Shot / AI Servo. I noticed in this video that you are able to press this button once to toggle between the two modes - without having to keep your finger on the button. I can't seem to be able to do this ? I have to keep my finger on the button to switch modes. How did you set yours up to do this ?
Hi Paul, on your 5D Mark 4, go to the screen in the Orange menu Custom Controls, and then with the Star icon selected, press SET. Then move the orange cursor till One Shot-Servo is highlighted. Now press the INFO button to get a second screen up that gives you the option of making this choice between only active whilst pressed or to Hold which is the one i chose.
Mr. Atkinson - thanks so much for this - you've saved me quite a bit of fumbling around time and given me some great ideas. I really appreciate your help! I'm headed to SA to photograph in Kruger this coming week and again in March and these tips will really help!
Good info just recently bought the mk4 and been shooting back button focus, AI servo. In AI servo and continuously shooting with subjects moving towards/away from you, I'm assuming you can't really compose a shot, for instance using a single focus point. But instead should use a larger focus zone?
Hi Justin Schoonover, I don't use back button focus except in rare instances..but using it can create a bit of a break in your focusing effort if you need to switch the active AF point as you need to let go of the back button in order to select a different focus point. For my own shooting this can happen often when a wild subject is approaching and beginning to fill more of the frame. I may start with the centre point then switch midway through the subject approach to the top focus point so that i can avoid cutting off legs and feet. In such instances focusing on the shutter is more effective for me as my thumb is free to move the focus point whilst i shoot. If you wish to stay in back button focus in such instances either you accept that you miss a few frames whilst you change the active AF point, or you can use a larger group but that is no guarantee that it will grab onto the part of the subject that is important to you. Personal preferences come into play here :-)
Great videos and well explained but I may have missed something in the video. I want to set the new function of the * button to switch toggle between ONE SHOT and AI SERVO. This only occurs while I hold down the * button. It does not lock as per your video. Have I missed a step somewhere?
Hi, so it was not you but me that omitted to show the optional step. Whilst you have the orange field highlighting the box with ONE SHOT - SERVO then press the INFO button beside your viewfinder. That will enable a further screen which allows you to make it stay all the time or only while you press the button !
I'm still in the dark over how to toggle the AF beep on and off (shutter pressed half way, AF focuses and I get a feedback "beep"). Where is that option on the Canon 5D Mark4? I just got two bodies here and I'm trying to figure it all out. This had me stumbled. I also want to say that I appreciate very much your videos and I find them very informative. Thank you for that! I have subscribed.
The 'beep' is only a confirmation that sounds when you are shooting in One Shot Focus Mode, usually for static subjects or for 'focus and recompose' technique. When the camera is in Ai Servo, usually best for moving subjects, the beep does not sound....
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?
I've just upgraded from my Canon EOS 70D to the 5D Mk4. I've spent 2 days looking for good RUclips AF tutorials and yours is best - at last, something logically set out, comprehensive and clear - thanks so much!!! One thing: On my Autofocus Menu 4, inside the "Select AF area selec. mode" option, the second choice single spot focus has lost its surrounding box and I can therefore neither tick it or untick it. Thus on the AF Menu 4 page, on the line "Select AF area selec. mode", I see just a hyphen mark, not a tick (or whatever should be there ...). How do I reactivate that box?
Hi Jeremy, glad the video is useful. With regard to your choice of AF mode options, I think that if i got you correctly, you are referring to the second choice which is Single Pt AF. You can not check it or uncheck it because it is the default option...so you always have to include it in your list of choices. That works for me because i like using it..but may be different for you, but it remains a constant option :-)
Ok thanks, understood. But on another video, I saw that on the line "Select AF area selec. mode", there was a tick (or maybe "YES", I can't remember) but I have just a hyphen mark. Maybe it doesn't matter, though seems odd?
Hi Jeremy, if you have all six options checked, then there is a hyphen showing on the AF4 screen, opposite "Select AF Area Selec. Mode" Just as soon as you uncheck one or more of the AF modes then the hyphen changes to a 'Checkmark", i guess to indicate from the AF4 menu that you have made changes to that menu...
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
Yes, I had my camera right in my hands as I was watching. Great instructor Grant. You are one of the best I have seen. Do you have any videos on shooting boxing or other sports?
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
i still use Ai Servo for static subjects, I am happy that it works well enough for me, and as you say, Ai Servo actually helps compensate for my own motion, specially with tele lenses. When it is extremely dark though, not really when i am photographing wildlife, then One Shot is more accurate than Ai Servo, for static subjects
How do you find the DPAF on static subjects? Such as a person? I have the 5D Mark IV but have not tested it to see if the face detection causes it to focus on their eyes or if it hits their nose. I am new to tracking, I am mostly a landscaper, my previous camera only had one cross type point so I didn't attempt tracking things. I have it in one shot with single focus point but I have it set where if I hold down the AF on button clusters come around the AF point, it turns to servo, and chases the scenario, when I let it go the cluster goes away, the servo goes back to one shot, etc. Have the star button set to Zone and Af on is the Af point with a few around it. Have you tried letting the camera track it across the frame in the 61 point auto?
For the kind of tracking that you mention where one allows the camera to choose the focus point and follow the subject across the frame, in Ai Servo, and using the viewfinder to focus, I find it accurate and reliable for subjects that move slowly and predictably. I also find it works great when the subject has nothing but a clear surrounding on all sides, like an aircraft in the sky. But as I photograph a lot of subjects that move quite fast, with a lot of unpredictability to their direction, and also sometimes at close range to me, I find that the 65 point tracking does not always keep up with the speed or sometimes grabs a part of the subject less important to me. So i get a better success rate using AF Expansion (one pt plus 4 helpers) or Single Pt, or AF Exanded Surround (8 plus 1) and I try to keep that group of points on the moving subject myself. Some of those options are covered in next weeks 5D mk4 video
Hi Grant, I am new to the mark IV and have found your videos to be very helpful. Thank you so much. I have one question. I have set the star button as you showed to go between al servo and one shot. However I have keep my thumb on the star button to use one shot. If I take it off as you were able to do, it goes straight back to al servo. Have I done something wrong in the set up. I can use it like that, but would prefer to not to gave to keep pressing . Can you help? By tge way I am off to the Serengeti again in a few weeks to see the migration. Can't wait. Any tips for shooting the crossings would be greatly appreciated. Regards Pauline P. nd one shot.
Around the 9 minute mark you talk about button configuration - for servo/one shot. When I do it, I have to hold the button down continuously for it to stay in the selected mode. When I take finger off button it goes back to the other shooting mode. How did you set this up so that you only need to hit the button once to toggle on/off the two modes? Many thanks
Great tutorial. Thanks for the easy explanations. ... looking through your other vids now to help me set up new 5DS (which I’m a little overwhelmed with). Thanks again.
I loved the video, congratulations, I would love to know the model of the tripod head that used in this video in which the camera supports, and if possible, where do I buy it?
Just bought a 5DM4 and couldn't be happier with my first shoot today. Your videos are highly informative and helpful for me to learn this beast. Question: I find using the touchscreen is way faster for navigating the menus than scrolling. Any reason you don't use touch screen in your videos? Is it just to not obscure the screen from the viewer? Thanks.
The touchscreen can be the quickest way to navigate but as you point out, it is hard to use it without blocking the video capture...no other reason...and I kind of feel that so long as someone has a clear idea of what a setting does, how you get there is up to the user. On the 5Dmk4 there are usually multiple ways to change settings :-)
Grant, I like the mount you have for your camera. It looks like an uncomplicated gimbal..what is it? who makes it? will it accept an arca swiss plate.=?
Hi Marguerite, it does accept an Arca Swiss plate. The gimbal is made of very high grade alloy and is super tough. I have a few of them and never had any trouble, even with using them in very dusty and harsh conditions. Its called Gimpro and this is the website - www.gimprogear.com/ I also reviewed the last two versions on my website if you need more info
Grant I have set the * button as suggested to One Shot: Servo. While shooting in One Shot I can only change to Servo while keeping the * button depressed. Once I release it, it goes back to One Shot. What am I doing wrong? An excellent video. Many thanks.
Hi Richard, after going into the Custom Controls menu, and selecting the button that you will make use of to switch between Ai Servo and One Shot, you should find yourself in a screen with the text, below the name of the button you chose to use like this: "Select the function to assign". With the option "ONE SHOT-SERVO" highlighted in blue, press the INFO button on the back left of the camera, that ought to take you into a further screen that gives you two choices, and 'HOLD" is one of them. Choosing HOLD will make it stay permanently switched to One Shot or Ai Servo. I should have added that extra step in the video!
Grant, at 8.26 minutes in this video, under Custom Controls, you show how to customise the * button to switch between One Shot and Servo. I've set this up, but when I'm in AI Servo and push * , it changes to One Shot only for as long as I hold down * , when I release * , it goes back to AI Servo. On your video, when you touch * , it changes from one to the other, and stays there till you touch * a second time.. What's the explanation?
Hi Jeremy, once you have gone into Custom Controls, and you are in the screen with all of the *AE Lock options, and you move the orange highlight field onto the One Shot/Servo option, instead of pressing SET, first press the INFO button which will bring up a deeper screen option to allow you to choose HOLD. Then it will stay in the mode you set it in.
hey grant, youre very helpful. thank you. I was curious if you had any suspicion towards my issue. I have a canon 70-200mii paired with a 5d Mark 4. while using servo, the lens likes to hunt and it will miss easily over half the shots. even with a moderately moving subject, ill also use single point to ensure itt isnt missing on foreground/background. really disappointing considering all of the good things i have heard about the lens also note, my other lenses have no issues while in servo.
hi Kyle, it is hard from afar to have a real idea what may be causing the problem. I am assuming that setting the Tracking Sensitivity to Minus 2 (-2) hasn't helped? Are you using other Canon lenses successfully on the same moving subject matter that are of similar focal length?
I shoot in RAW, and I process the raw image using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop. So the Picture Style settings only affect the small preview that shows up on the back screen of my camera when I am reviewing. Because of that the Picture Style has no affect on the images that I process and convert into Jpeg or Tiff etc. There are quite a good number of Picture Styles to choose from, none of them is bad, they really come down to your personal preference with regard to colours and tones, and contrast....
Hi Grant What I want to do is take a series of photos, tracking the movement of the subject (bird, F1 car, person) across the frame - so at the beginning of the sequence for example, the subject will be top right, and finish low left. So I’m trying with Camera in manual; AI servo; Drive mode high speed continuous Menu: AF1, case 4; Menu AF4, Initial AF point = manual; Menu AF4, Auto AF point selection EOS iTR AF = ON I’ve tried all 7 focus options: spot AF, 1 pt AF, Expand AF area etc …. But the focus point remains static and doesn’t track the moving subject. Ideas? Yours Jeremy
You should see it easily in fact through the viewfinder, even if you focus on something that is static and you move the camera yourself...just to get the hang of it. Works best when the subject is clearly, clearly defined from the background by proximity to you, or when subject is highly contrasted and background less so...
Thanks again Grant. Yes, that works, but it seems the subject must contrast very strongly with the background - which might not always be the case. I think I have to just keep practicing and trying different options. And move away from the 5 cases and play with the settings as you describe in one of your later videos.
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?
Hi Grant, really find you vids on Canon very helpful, thank you very much. I do have a question though on the star button when set for quick selection on al servo and one shot. on both my 5D MK 4 AND 7d MK 2 when the button is pressed is shows the change but when I release the button it goes back to the orriginal station. Do you have any advice. Many thanks again and kind regards Hans Enslin.
Hi there Hans, so on the 5DMk4, if you go to Custom Controls, and press SET, then go to the Star * button control symbol and press SET again, like in the video, you get a list of 9 icons (options). If you highlight the one that says "ONE SHOT - SERVO" with the orange field, then press the INFO button on the top left of your camera back (alongside the viewfinder) you should get a screen that allows you to choose whether to have the change only when you press the button OR, the one you want, which is HOLD. Highlight that in the orange field, press SET button and you should be good!
Hi Grant. The ability to move the focus points with the joystick ceases after a few seconds, requiring me to half-press the shutter button to "wake it up" again. This is very frustrating; is there way to have that remain active for a longer period of time?
@@grantatkinson8108 Thanks for the reply. I find it very odd that this is not possible. What might be the reason the engineers would make the focus points go to sleep so quickly?
Hi Grant, again thanks a lot for your incredible videos ! A small question with personal settings with switching from one shot to ai servo. How do you make it stay in either one shot or servo ? Each time I take my finger off the "star button" it switches back to the initial setting. Thanks for your help and Happy New Year Marc
Hi Marc, if you are in the Custom Control menu, and have selected the Star button option, and you are looking at the symbol block that says ONE SHOT-SERVO highlighted, just press the INFO button on the back of the camera, It will take you to one level deeper where you can choose for Servo or One Shot to Hold or to switch. Hope you find it.
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One more user here to thank you for this video, 5 years later!
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!
glad it was helpful!
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!
Thanks for letting me know the videos are useful!
GRANT! MY SAVIOUR! Two years later and this video is still very helpful, well done and thank you for your video's dude!
Glad it was useful information :-)
First video I've seen of yours and you have a very thorough way of explaining these hard to grasp controls in a very informative and digestible way without overwhelming amounts of info. Subscribed. Thank you Grant
I appreciate that very much!
Thank you so much! You made me feel comfortable and knowledgeable after view this video.
That is good to hear
This is the best explanation out there and how things work
Hi! Thank you so much for this video, it clarified so much for me, due to the fact that I shoot for over 30 years with Nikon's and I have to shoot now with a Canon 5D Mark IV!
One thing in your set up seems not to work on the camera I have in my hands: the star button (at 8:36) I selected the same set up as you did, but pressing the star button does though toggle between one shot and AI Servo but does not stay that way! Meaning when I let go the star button it goes back to whatever I have selected before... If I keep pressing the star button it keeps the change, but looking at your video, you press once, it changes, you press again, it changes back, right? What am I possibly doing wrong?
Customising the multicontroller joystick is a BLESSING! Thank you so much👏🏻
For the toggle between One Shot and Ai Servo, I think just press the INFO button when you are in that screen, and it should bring up one more level where you can choose to have it switch between Servo and One Shot only while you press it or have it change permanently. I don't have my 5DMk4 with me right now unfortunately so I am working from memory here.
@@grantatkinson8108 you ARE my star: that was exactly it! Thank you so much 🙏🏻
One question remains after watching all 4 episodes on the 5D and its AF features: if I set an AF point on the right side in the viewfinder and my object moves across to the left, will the AF point track the object and follow it? I know this feature from my D850 which is called 3D tracking... it literally sticks to the object where ever it is in the viewfinder!
Thanks 🙏🏻
@@neglectedloves in Canon it is called iTR (Intelligent Tracking). For the focus point grouping, you select the Auto 61 point focus point grouping option. Then you turn on iTR in the purple AF menu. Its called Auto AF Pt Select : EOS iTR AF. You can choose to Disable it or Enable for any subject or Enable for Faces - the symbol with two eyes and a smile. Next menu item is also in the purple AF menu, its called "Initial AF Pt - Ai Servo AF", here the three menu options let you choose if the iTR starts with your own, previously selected AF point or if it finds its own subject. I do not find that iTR automatic tracking was effective for my wildlife subjects, but it could well work just fine, depending upon your subjects. In my experience it was a little less reliable at finding the right subject than 3D Tracking on a D850.
@@grantatkinson8108 thank so much again for elaborating! That clarified everything. I could test all your infos on my today's shoot: I must say selecting all AF points and leave it up to face detection is only 70% reliable, especially due to the fact that 61 points are literally a third of the D850 points but since it's always a group of focus points the results were quite ok! I will try next to use starting AF point. But for all methods all borders of the view finder cannot be used which leaves you with crop ratio.
Apparently mirrorless cameras use way more of the area.
All in all your videos were immensely helpful!!!
Thanks again!
PS: another really weird thing in the 5D menu: there's no way to save my settings onto a CF card to apply on a factory resetted camera. Other Canon models have this feature!
Question about setting up the button to go easily from one shot to servo...after set up I press it and it changes to one or the other, but I have to keep holding down the button to keep it on servo. Is that how you use it? I love being able to change it so easily, but it seems like it would be a pain to have to keep your finger on that button the whole time. I guess it would be fine for very spontaneous shooting of possibly rapidly changing situations, but if you were only going to shoot a sporting or wildlife event, you would go into the actual menu to set it?
Also, I came here to get some tips about focusing for sports, as I was shooting some sword fighting and was having focusing issues. I'm assuming most of your tips would work with sports, too, no?
Also, excellent tutorials, thank you very much.
It is possible to have the camera stay in Ai Servo or One Shot. I omitted to show the optional step in the video. Whilst you have the orange field highlighting the box with ONE SHOT - SERVO then press the INFO button beside your viewfinder on the back of your camera. That will enable a further screen which allows you to choose between SWITCH and HOLD, if you choose Hold you can make it stay all the time. Sorry I didn't include that in the video. Quite a few sports offer similar challenges to the autofocus that I encounter as a wildlife photographer, so I think that having an idea of what the different autofocus parameters affect, will help you to make your 5Dmk4 work better for you?
@@grantatkinson8108 Thank you for replying, I will try that out!
@@grantatkinson8108 I just set it up to hold. I will try it out this weekend and see how it goes. Thanks so much again!
@@grantatkinson8108 Brilliant info, don't know if I would have found all that in the 600+ page booklet. Thank you......
I've just realized I was doing it wrong for years! :) Better to learn late than never... Thank you so much for the video!
Absolutely critical information/instruction for me, total amateur with a new fancy camera. You help me take advantage of some of the many features available on it. I can see that your selection of information is driven by real field experience. Thank You.
I use these setting when I do american football high school games during the season. However, since the players do their pre game warm ups around 16:00 hours by the time 17:00 hours comes around the game starts now I have to deal with loss of day light and have to deal with stadium lights on the field. Using Canon 5D Mk IV with Canon 70-200mm F 2.8 lens.
You have the right lens then with the 70-200f2.8. With the stadium lights, I have no such sport photography experience but is it possible or helpful to switch on the Anti-flicker option in the Red camera menu called SHOOT?
@@grantatkinson8108 I may try putting ISO to "Auto".
@@meljenkins1016 I always use Auto Iso on the 5D Mark 4, you can use it in M mode, set shutter speed and aperture yourself, and just keep an eye on the Iso value the camera is using by watching in the viewfinder. I did a video on it, here ruclips.net/video/Xmud7-O8HNs/видео.html
@@grantatkinson8108 I'm jealous on the 400mm F 2.8
@@meljenkins1016 for sure, the big aperture super telephoto lenses are amazing tools for capturing action and shooting in low light!
watched this years ago and i watched it again today! very useful reference! thank you!!!
Yoooooo... Those last two AF selector tips were CLUTCH!! THANK YOU!!
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.
Hello Grant, first off, thanks a lot for your videos, they are easy to follow and helpful.
When I customized the star button to switch between one shot and AI servo I realize that I have to keep it pressed to do so, unlike your camera where you seem to press once and changes back and forth. Any idea why this could be happening?
Thanks a lot
Hi Eduardo, so when you have the Custom Controls menu starting point, and you have gone into the position on the graphic that is represents the Star button, when you have the box highlighted that says ONE SHOT -SERVO , you need to press the INFO button on the top left back of the camera and it will take you to another option screen where you can make the switch permanent HOLD or have it only active whilst you press the button. Choosing HOLD will make it permanent. I ought to have included that in the video..sorry about that, hope you get it figured out now.
That’s great, thanks for your time Grant.
Have a good one
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!
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.
Thank you so much Grant for the comprehensive, informative tutorial! God bless you!
Thanks for the feedback and glad it was helpful!
You are the king of photography men! Absoulately gorgeuous
Great video. I noticed that you set AE lock button to "One Shot AI Servo". When you push the *, it changes between One Shot and AL Servo, and the AF Operation stays (9:10 mark in your video). But for my 5d iv, I have to push the button all the time in order to switch between. If I release the button, it back to previous selection. Any tricks for setting as what you have? Thanks.
When you have the One Shot/Servo menu option highlighted in the Function Assign menu, press the INFO button on the back of the camera, it will take you to a screen that allows you to choose whether the switch between One Shot and Servo is temporary or permanent, Yang Zhong
Thanks a lot, Grant. Have a nice weekend.
Mate, this tutorial was everything I wanted to find! thanks for the AWESOME help grant! You are incredible man. Greetings from Brazil!
Glad it was useful Paulo Monte Serrat
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.
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? :-)
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.
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... :-).
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."
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
Very useful indeed. Thank you. Just bought one and needed a well presented and straightforward demonstration of the setup for wildlife photography. Subscribed.
Love your setup thanks
Really informative on the auto focus front and how to manage it efficiently on the 5DM4. Appreciate it
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!!
Grant, just finished watching your videos. I will have to look at it several times in order to absorb all the great information you provided. They are most useful tutorials about bird photography that I have seen. I have a last question, is there a chapter in your videos on how to setup 7D Mark II or 5D Mark IV Custom Mode C1 C2 C3, not sure if I've missed it. Thank you!
Hi Prashant, you did not miss it, but I have not made any video on setting up the Custom Modes...
@@grantatkinson8108 OK, in that case, may I ask how do you handle situation in which your shutter speed is lower because you want to photograph perched birds, but suddenly you see birds flying and you want to quickly photograph that too.Thank you.
@@prashantsaraswat9095 simply by rotating my thumb in a clockwise direction on the large rear dial, to make three or four clicks is almost instantaneous and there are no additional button presses to be made. Just one swipe downward of the thumb. I also do not have to reach for any button that is located on the top of the camera which can sometimes cause me to press the wrong one when working quickly.
@@grantatkinson8108 Very clever! Thanks so much Grant for the suggestion and for taking the time to answer all of my questions, I'm new to this, so I really appreciate it. . Looking forward to your new awesome videos!
@@prashantsaraswat9095 it is thanks to the camera makers that are making it possible to re-configure the controls and exposure modes to suit different users :-) primary need.
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.
Both methods can be effective, it just depends on one personal preferences, as well as the size and shape of users hands :-)
So generous of you to share such valuable knowledge!
Thanks for your time
Great channel mate! 👏 from Australia 🇦🇺
Hey Grant, this was brillent. Thank you for explaining everything so simply.
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.
Both fantastic cameras Jim :-)
The best video i have seen on the 5d focus options.
Thank you. Just subscribed.
Regards.
Grant, thank you for the level of detail and explanation you provide in your videos. I have used them in all the Canon cameras have used.
Glad it was helpful Mike :-)
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.
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
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!
Ive assigned the STAR to One Shot / AI Servo. I noticed in this video that you are able to press this button once to toggle between the two modes - without having to keep your finger on the button. I can't seem to be able to do this ? I have to keep my finger on the button to switch modes. How did you set yours up to do this ?
Hi Paul, on your 5D Mark 4, go to the screen in the Orange menu Custom Controls, and then with the Star icon selected, press SET. Then move the orange cursor till One Shot-Servo is highlighted. Now press the INFO button to get a second screen up that gives you the option of making this choice between only active whilst pressed or to Hold which is the one i chose.
@@grantatkinson8108 Hi there ... thanks for that. It's been driving me nuts. Love the vids. Working my way through them .... cheers.
Happy Snapping.
Great video, you explain this topic in a very good way. Very useful - thank you so much.
Mr. Atkinson - thanks so much for this - you've saved me quite a bit of fumbling around time and given me some great ideas. I really appreciate your help! I'm headed to SA to photograph in Kruger this coming week and again in March and these tips will really help!
Thanks for the feedback, hope you have great sightings!
This is so concise and well presented video. Thank you!
Very helpful and easy to understand video. Right to the point without any unnecessary chit chat. Thanks! I just subscribed to watch more!
Thanks for the feedback!
Good info just recently bought the mk4 and been shooting back button focus, AI servo. In AI servo and continuously shooting with subjects moving towards/away from you, I'm assuming you can't really compose a shot, for instance using a single focus point. But instead should use a larger focus zone?
Hi Justin Schoonover, I don't use back button focus except in rare instances..but using it can create a bit of a break in your focusing effort if you need to switch the active AF point as you need to let go of the back button in order to select a different focus point. For my own shooting this can happen often when a wild subject is approaching and beginning to fill more of the frame. I may start with the centre point then switch midway through the subject approach to the top focus point so that i can avoid cutting off legs and feet. In such instances focusing on the shutter is more effective for me as my thumb is free to move the focus point whilst i shoot. If you wish to stay in back button focus in such instances either you accept that you miss a few frames whilst you change the active AF point, or you can use a larger group but that is no guarantee that it will grab onto the part of the subject that is important to you. Personal preferences come into play here :-)
Great videos and well explained but I may have missed something in the video. I want to set the new function of the * button to switch toggle between ONE SHOT and AI SERVO. This only occurs while I hold down the * button. It does not lock as per your video. Have I missed a step somewhere?
Hi, so it was not you but me that omitted to show the optional step. Whilst you have the orange field highlighting the box with ONE SHOT - SERVO then press the INFO button beside your viewfinder. That will enable a further screen which allows you to make it stay all the time or only while you press the button !
Great video. What tripod is that?
The tripod is made by Slik, the gimbal head by Gimpro : www.gimprogear.com/
@@grantatkinson8108 thank you.
This video is so helpful, thankyou so much for explaining all these features so clearly.
Explained in a very clear way, thanks a lot for this Grant !
I'm still in the dark over how to toggle the AF beep on and off (shutter pressed half way, AF focuses and I get a feedback "beep"). Where is that option on the Canon 5D Mark4? I just got two bodies here and I'm trying to figure it all out. This had me stumbled. I also want to say that I appreciate very much your videos and I find them very informative. Thank you for that! I have subscribed.
The 'beep' is only a confirmation that sounds when you are shooting in One Shot Focus Mode, usually for static subjects or for 'focus and recompose' technique. When the camera is in Ai Servo, usually best for moving subjects, the beep does not sound....
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?
I've just upgraded from my Canon EOS 70D to the 5D Mk4. I've spent 2 days looking for good RUclips AF tutorials and yours is best - at last, something logically set out, comprehensive and clear - thanks so much!!! One thing:
On my Autofocus Menu 4, inside the "Select AF area selec. mode" option, the second choice single spot focus has lost its surrounding box and I can therefore neither tick it or untick it. Thus on the AF Menu 4 page, on the line "Select AF area selec. mode", I see just a hyphen mark, not a tick (or whatever should be there ...). How do I reactivate that box?
Hi Jeremy, glad the video is useful. With regard to your choice of AF mode options, I think that if i got you correctly, you are referring to the second choice which is Single Pt AF. You can not check it or uncheck it because it is the default option...so you always have to include it in your list of choices. That works for me because i like using it..but may be different for you, but it remains a constant option :-)
Ok thanks, understood. But on another video, I saw that on the line "Select AF area selec. mode", there was a tick (or maybe "YES", I can't remember) but I have just a hyphen mark. Maybe it doesn't matter, though seems odd?
And I should add: yes, I use the Single Pt AF, and also that I haven't lost it as one of the AF options. But why the hyphen?
I will get my 5d4 and have a look in the next hour and get back to you
Hi Jeremy, if you have all six options checked, then there is a hyphen showing on the AF4 screen, opposite "Select AF Area Selec. Mode"
Just as soon as you uncheck one or more of the AF modes then the hyphen changes to a 'Checkmark", i guess to indicate from the AF4 menu that you have made changes to that menu...
Very good information.... I'm definitely going to try these setups.
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
Thank you Grant. It was a real pleasure watching this video. You are very good at explaining the steps as well as what items are for.
Hope it was helpful, Joe :-)
Yes, I had my camera right in my hands as I was watching. Great instructor Grant. You are one of the best I have seen. Do you have any videos on shooting boxing or other sports?
No, nothing like that I am afraid....sorry.
Very useful, easy to understand to nice to hear the reasoning behind decisions, thanks
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
Amazing how well you explain this! And your settings are really useful! Will be watching the rest of your tutorials. Thank you!
Your videos are super helpful. Way better than any book or manual. Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback Ted Soqui!
Hi Grant, Once again thank you very much for the help, I have sorted the small problem with your help. Have a great weekend.
With static subjects, do you personally still use AI servo incase you yourself moves? Have you tested that vs one shot?
i still use Ai Servo for static subjects, I am happy that it works well enough for me, and as you say, Ai Servo actually helps compensate for my own motion, specially with tele lenses. When it is extremely dark though, not really when i am photographing wildlife, then One Shot is more accurate than Ai Servo, for static subjects
How do you find the DPAF on static subjects? Such as a person? I have the 5D Mark IV but have not tested it to see if the face detection causes it to focus on their eyes or if it hits their nose. I am new to tracking, I am mostly a landscaper, my previous camera only had one cross type point so I didn't attempt tracking things. I have it in one shot with single focus point but I have it set where if I hold down the AF on button clusters come around the AF point, it turns to servo, and chases the scenario, when I let it go the cluster goes away, the servo goes back to one shot, etc. Have the star button set to Zone and Af on is the Af point with a few around it. Have you tried letting the camera track it across the frame in the 61 point auto?
For the kind of tracking that you mention where one allows the camera to choose the focus point and follow the subject across the frame, in Ai Servo, and using the viewfinder to focus, I find it accurate and reliable for subjects that move slowly and predictably. I also find it works great when the subject has nothing but a clear surrounding on all sides, like an aircraft in the sky. But as I photograph a lot of subjects that move quite fast, with a lot of unpredictability to their direction, and also sometimes at close range to me, I find that the 65 point tracking does not always keep up with the speed or sometimes grabs a part of the subject less important to me. So i get a better success rate using AF Expansion (one pt plus 4 helpers) or Single Pt, or AF Exanded Surround (8 plus 1) and I try to keep that group of points on the moving subject myself. Some of those options are covered in next weeks 5D mk4 video
Hi Grant,
I am new to the mark IV and have found your videos to be very helpful. Thank you so much. I have one question. I have set the star button as you showed to go between al servo and one shot. However I have keep my thumb on the star button to use one shot. If I take it off as you were able to do, it goes straight back to al servo. Have I done something wrong in the set up. I can use it like that, but would prefer to not to gave to keep pressing . Can you help? By tge way I am off to the Serengeti again in a few weeks to see the migration. Can't wait. Any tips for shooting the crossings would be greatly appreciated. Regards Pauline P.
nd one shot.
Thank you. Going from a 5D Mk I to a Mk IV and wondering, "why the AF isn't working when I depress the shutter?!" Question Answered : )
Glad it was useful, and wow, that is quite a big jump in cameras :-)
Around the 9 minute mark you talk about button configuration - for servo/one shot. When I do it, I have to hold the button down continuously for it to stay in the selected mode. When I take finger off button it goes back to the other shooting mode. How did you set this up so that you only need to hit the button once to toggle on/off the two modes? Many thanks
Great tutorial. Thanks for the easy explanations. ... looking through your other vids now to help me set up new 5DS (which I’m a little overwhelmed with). Thanks again.
Glad you found them helpful and thanks for the feedback !
Wow! Finally, I understand focusing. I’ve watched a ton of videos and yours are the best, thanks very much!
I loved the video, congratulations, I would love to know the model of the tripod head that used in this video in which the camera supports, and if possible, where do I buy it?
The tripod head is made by a company called Gimpro and its the Mk2 Gimbal Head www.gimprogear.com/product/mk2-gimbal-head
Just bought a 5DM4 and couldn't be happier with my first shoot today. Your videos are highly informative and helpful for me to learn this beast. Question: I find using the touchscreen is way faster for navigating the menus than scrolling. Any reason you don't use touch screen in your videos? Is it just to not obscure the screen from the viewer? Thanks.
The touchscreen can be the quickest way to navigate but as you point out, it is hard to use it without blocking the video capture...no other reason...and I kind of feel that so long as someone has a clear idea of what a setting does, how you get there is up to the user. On the 5Dmk4 there are usually multiple ways to change settings :-)
Thank you!! Just got my 5D today :)
Good to hear. It is a great full-frame, all-rounder and hope it does the job you need :-)
Grant, I like the mount you have for your camera. It looks like an uncomplicated gimbal..what is it? who makes it? will it accept an arca swiss plate.=?
Hi Marguerite, it does accept an Arca Swiss plate. The gimbal is made of very high grade alloy and is super tough. I have a few of them and never had any trouble, even with using them in very dusty and harsh conditions. Its called Gimpro and this is the website - www.gimprogear.com/
I also reviewed the last two versions on my website if you need more info
Very handy and well explained, thank you.
Thank you for your wonderful instructions!
Outstanding video Grant. Thanks. I am subscribing to see more of them.
Thank you for explaining so perfect.
Grant you are a master. Thank you for instruction!!!
One of the Best Tutorial
Grant I have set the * button as suggested to One Shot: Servo. While shooting in One Shot I can only change to Servo while keeping the * button depressed. Once I release it, it goes back to One Shot. What am I doing wrong? An excellent video. Many thanks.
Hi Richard, after going into the Custom Controls menu, and selecting the button that you will make use of to switch between Ai Servo and One Shot, you should find yourself in a screen with the text, below the name of the button you chose to use like this: "Select the function to assign". With the option "ONE SHOT-SERVO" highlighted in blue, press the INFO button on the back left of the camera, that ought to take you into a further screen that gives you two choices, and 'HOLD" is one of them. Choosing HOLD will make it stay permanently switched to One Shot or Ai Servo. I should have added that extra step in the video!
Grant, at 8.26 minutes in this video, under Custom Controls, you show how to customise the * button to switch between One Shot and Servo. I've set this up, but when I'm in AI Servo and push * , it changes to One Shot only for as long as I hold down * , when I release * , it goes back to AI Servo. On your video, when you touch * , it changes from one to the other, and stays there till you touch * a second time.. What's the explanation?
Hi Jeremy, once you have gone into Custom Controls, and you are in the screen with all of the *AE Lock options, and you move the orange highlight field onto the One Shot/Servo option, instead of pressing SET, first press the INFO button which will bring up a deeper screen option to allow you to choose HOLD. Then it will stay in the mode you set it in.
Perfect, thanks again!!
By far the best video or any instructional piece really on the custom settings. I love your videos, you earned a sub from me. Thank you!!!
This was perfect! Thank you so much! It was everything I was looking for and it answered multiple questions i had for a shoot tomorrow!
Hope it went well and thanks for letting me know!
Grant, it's should be focus on eyes on moving subject?
hey grant, youre very helpful. thank you.
I was curious if you had any suspicion towards my issue.
I have a canon 70-200mii paired with a 5d Mark 4.
while using servo, the lens likes to hunt and it will miss easily over half the shots. even with a moderately moving subject, ill also use single point to ensure itt isnt missing on foreground/background.
really disappointing considering all of the good things i have heard about the lens
also note, my other lenses have no issues while in servo.
hi Kyle, it is hard from afar to have a real idea what may be causing the problem. I am assuming that setting the Tracking Sensitivity to Minus 2 (-2) hasn't helped?
Are you using other Canon lenses successfully on the same moving subject matter that are of similar focal length?
Is it wise to use a monopod for the cam as I have the same thing
Hi Grant, what is your Picture Style in your wildlife photography?
I shoot in RAW, and I process the raw image using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop. So the Picture Style settings only affect the small preview that shows up on the back screen of my camera when I am reviewing. Because of that the Picture Style has no affect on the images that I process and convert into Jpeg or Tiff etc. There are quite a good number of Picture Styles to choose from, none of them is bad, they really come down to your personal preference with regard to colours and tones, and contrast....
Ahh okay thank you so much Grant
Thank you Grant. Using to set up my new camera
Very helpful - thanks for teaching us!
Glad the video was helpful and thanks for the feeback!
Great as always Grant - what Gimbal are you using in this set up - thanks Jim.
Hi Jim, it is made by Gimpro, aircraft-grade alloy and with roller-bearing adjustment, etc. www.gimprogear.com/
so grateful for your help! all the best
Hi Grant
What I want to do is take a series of photos, tracking the movement of the subject (bird, F1 car, person) across the frame - so at the beginning of the sequence for example, the subject will be top right, and finish low left. So I’m trying with
Camera in manual;
AI servo;
Drive mode high speed continuous
Menu: AF1, case 4;
Menu AF4, Initial AF point = manual;
Menu AF4, Auto AF point selection EOS iTR AF = ON
I’ve tried all 7 focus options: spot AF, 1 pt AF, Expand AF area etc ….
But the focus point remains static and doesn’t track the moving subject. Ideas?
Yours
Jeremy
Hi Jeremy, you will get the hang of that type of tracking best when using the last option in the focus point menu, which is 61 Pt Auto.
ok, I'll keep trying, thanks!
You should see it easily in fact through the viewfinder, even if you focus on something that is static and you move the camera yourself...just to get the hang of it. Works best when the subject is clearly, clearly defined from the background by proximity to you, or when subject is highly contrasted and background less so...
Thanks again Grant. Yes, that works, but it seems the subject must contrast very strongly with the background - which might not always be the case. I think I have to just keep practicing and trying different options. And move away from the 5 cases and play with the settings as you describe in one of your later videos.
Thank-you so much for all the info this is everything i needed to know about this camera ..
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?
Thank you, good information delivered well and very clearly
Great video! Very helpful to setup my new 5d mark iv. You are so Great!!!
Thank you Grant for this excellent video. Answered many of my questions!
Hi Grant, really find you vids on Canon very helpful, thank you very much. I do have a question though on the star button when set for quick selection on al servo and one shot. on both my 5D MK 4 AND 7d MK 2 when the button is pressed is shows the change but when I release the button it goes back to the orriginal station. Do you have any advice. Many thanks again and kind regards Hans Enslin.
Hi there Hans, so on the 5DMk4, if you go to Custom Controls, and press SET, then go to the Star * button control symbol and press SET again, like in the video, you get a list of 9 icons (options). If you highlight the one that says "ONE SHOT - SERVO" with the orange field, then press the INFO button on the top left of your camera back (alongside the viewfinder) you should get a screen that allows you to choose whether to have the change only when you press the button OR, the one you want, which is HOLD. Highlight that in the orange field, press SET button and you should be good!
Add me to the list of great full 5DIV owners who've enjoyed this tutorial !
Thanks for that, its a seriously good camera so its nice to make the most of what it can do!
loved it! easy to understand! now I'll practice changing it. thx
Hi Grant. The ability to move the focus points with the joystick ceases after a few seconds, requiring me to half-press the shutter button to "wake it up" again. This is very frustrating; is there way to have that remain active for a longer period of time?
Hi CF. I was out of touch til today. There doesnt seem to be any way to keep the focus points active for a longer period, that I know of ....
@@grantatkinson8108 Thanks for the reply. I find it very odd that this is not possible. What might be the reason the engineers would make the focus points go to sleep so quickly?
Fantastic explanation - clear and concise...
Hi Grant, again thanks a lot for your incredible videos ! A small question with personal settings with switching from one shot to ai servo. How do you make it stay in either one shot or servo ? Each time I take my finger off the "star button" it switches back to the initial setting. Thanks for your help and Happy New Year Marc
Hi Marc, if you are in the Custom Control menu, and have selected the Star button option, and you are looking at the symbol block that says ONE SHOT-SERVO highlighted, just press the INFO button on the back of the camera, It will take you to one level deeper where you can choose for Servo or One Shot to Hold or to switch. Hope you find it.
Grant Atkinson I got it THANK YOU VERY MUCH GRANT !
Sorry for my delay :-)
Grant Is the lens on that body the 28/300 or the new 100/400
Hi, the lens is a 70-300L f4-5.6 IS which is similar to the new 100-400 in performance only a lot more compact
Thanks Grant....very helpful and good understanding video👍🏼
You're very likeable and you explain very well. Thank you for a great video.
Thanks for the feedback!