Back-button AF on Canon SX60?
Oct 1, 2019 20:59:35 #
bellgamin wrote:
I'm a raw rookie so... please explain why continuous focus "is a better way." (This is an honest question.)
As I understand it, pressing then releasing the button turns Servo AF on. Pressing & releasing the button again turns Servo AF off. Not as good as BBF, but it might be useful, huh?
As I understand it, pressing then releasing the button turns Servo AF on. Pressing & releasing the button again turns Servo AF off. Not as good as BBF, but it might be useful, huh?
For me, I have my cameras configured for AI Servo whether the camera supports Back-Button Focus or not. So, on a BBF capable body, I press and hold the BBF as I compose my image(s). The camera begins focusing the lens and continuously focuses the lens until I remove my finger from the BBF. If I want to focus and recompose, I just release the BBF when I have the lens focused.
For cameras that offer AI servo but cannot be configured for BBF, I hold the shutter button half-pressed causing the camera to focus and continue to focus thru pressing the shutter fully to capture an image. I lift my finger slightly back to half-pressed as I continue to monitor the subject in preparation for more shooting.
I don't find that I have a need to turn on / off the AI Servo, certainly not by configuring a dedicated button for this on / off function.
Oct 1, 2019 23:11:29 #
bellgamin
Loc: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Message acknowledged -- 10Q to the nth!!! I shall copy your method and (eventually) tell my great grandchildren that I invented it. (^_^)
Oct 2, 2019 06:29:11 #
Oct 2, 2019 08:12:55 #
Oct 2, 2019 08:14:26 #
Bultaco wrote:
LOL
Oct 2, 2019 08:46:20 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
This is why when I want to comment on a post (which I rarely do) I check the previous posts to make sure somebody hasn't already said the same thing.You're four minutes late, Bill. Must type faster 
Oct 2, 2019 09:09:36 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Longshadow and I often post similar comments at nearly the same time, so we tease each other. I think our closest was 10 seconds, but I forget who won that This is why when I want to comment on a post (which I rarely do) I check the previous posts to make sure somebody hasn't already said the same thing.
Repetition within a thread is a common occurrence. Sometimes an OP gives follow-up clarification or additional information; sometimes he/she acknowledges receipt of the information needed. But incorrect or repeated input continues for many pages regardless.
Oct 2, 2019 21:58:49 #
bellgamin wrote:
Yes, I have a copy of the manual and yes, it does ... (show quote)
Hello Bell
I had the same issues trying to figure out from the Nikon manual how to setup back button focus. The manual tells you things but not clear on the sequence etc.
Anyway
I found on YouTube several but one really good step by step videos, the way I learn best.
Try these out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1aUw3_WUBQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjXExt3fK38
Oct 2, 2019 22:02:04 #
lschiz wrote:
Hello Bell
I had the same issues trying to figure out from the Nikon manual how to setup back button focus. The manual tells you things but not clear on the sequence etc.
Anyway
I found on YouTube several but one really good step by step videos, the way I learn best.
Try these out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1aUw3_WUBQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjXExt3fK38
I had the same issues trying to figure out from the Nikon manual how to setup back button focus. The manual tells you things but not clear on the sequence etc.
Anyway
I found on YouTube several but one really good step by step videos, the way I learn best.
Try these out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1aUw3_WUBQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjXExt3fK38
FYI, both links are Nikon DSLRs rather than the OP's Canon Powershot SX60, a camera that does not appear to support the reassignment of functions as needed for BBF ...
Oct 2, 2019 22:52:15 #
Oct 8, 2019 00:12:06 #
bellgamin
Loc: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
lschiz wrote:
And thank YOU for having a go at it. I am left with my conundrum.Ah Sorry Bell
I need to read the fine print.
Thanks CANON
I need to read the fine print.
Thanks CANON
But, dear, we are much too old to need a conundrum any more.
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