How to turn off back button focus?
Aug 7, 2023 09:21:12 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
williejoha wrote:
simplest way is factory reset. Otherwise go to menus, customize buttons ( under the orange colored camera icon ) and then put the buttons back into the proper place.
WJH
WJH
Why would you recommend a factory rest to such a simple operation function?
Aug 7, 2023 09:25:25 #
larryepage wrote:
I agree. But I somehow get the impression that this may be a camera that was purchased used and may have been significantly customized by the previous owner. It's usually a good idea to reset a camera like that to avoid surprises down the road (or even right out of the gate).
Good point.
Aug 7, 2023 09:49:43 #
Hip Coyote wrote:
it wasn’t snarky it was an accurate statement and some of us were wondering the same thing. And it led to more information which is a good thing.Got it. Makes sense. Sorry for being snarky.
Aug 7, 2023 09:53:07 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
JD750 wrote:
it wasn’t snarky it was an accurate statement and some of us were wondering the same thing. And it led to more information which is a good thing.
And I apologize for not referring specifically to the other discussion in my post. The two were running side by side close together for a while.
Aug 7, 2023 10:01:22 #
runakid wrote:
So if you can't help- do not enter into the post
Yes, that is why I wrote that, I had read his earlier post and was sharing his pain and offering reassurance that he would get help by other UHH memebers. I was not brushing him off or being snarling. Again, so many assumptions being made. The UHH way it seems.
Aug 7, 2023 10:06:25 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Download the manual and reverse the process it describes. Do a search for "Canon 6d Mark II manual."
Aug 7, 2023 11:18:20 #
JJS
Loc: SE Michigan & SW Florida
Open Menu
Hit camera icon with dotted line underneath
Hit Operations/Others (alternatively you can chose "clear all custom settings" instead of full camera reset)
Tap shutter icon
Hit AF
Hit AF on icon
Use any function you want except AF
This is for a 80D. I used to have a 6D and believe this is same procedure of similar.
Hit camera icon with dotted line underneath
Hit Operations/Others (alternatively you can chose "clear all custom settings" instead of full camera reset)
Tap shutter icon
Hit AF
Hit AF on icon
Use any function you want except AF
This is for a 80D. I used to have a 6D and believe this is same procedure of similar.
Aug 7, 2023 20:46:57 #
Aug 7, 2023 20:47:53 #
williejoha wrote:
simplest way is factory reset. Otherwise go to menus, customize buttons ( under the orange colored camera icon ) and then put the buttons back into the proper place.
WJH
WJH
Nope, you will loose All settings
Aug 9, 2023 12:59:06 #
larryepage wrote:
There's a whole other related thread from the same OP that taken together with this one suggest pretty strongly that he does not and has not had manuals for his cameras. Of course, it's possible that he has them and doesn't read them, but I prefer to give the benefit of the doubt.
Isn't the manual (for all cameras, and maybe for all electronics) online?
Aug 11, 2023 16:40:51 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
bittermelon wrote:
Isn't the manual (for all cameras, and maybe for all electronics) online?
Yes, it is.
But enabling or disabling Back Button Focus (BBF) can be a little confusing.
In the factory default the AF-On button on the back of the camera is actually set up to provide BBF. When someone "sets up" BBF, they actually go into the control customizing screen and REMOVE autofocus from the shutter release button. So to "disable" BBF, they need to re-enable AF on that shutter release button. This is how it's done...
Go into the menu and navigate to the Yellow Wrench tab.
Navigate to C.Fn III Operation/Others (...)
Move down to item 4., Custom Controls.
There you will see graphical representation of all the camera controls you can modify.
The first item is the shutter release button. When that's highlighted in red, press the "Set" button.
This will display the three options that can be chosen: AF/Metering start, Metering only, Exposure Lock.
A camera that's set to BBF will have the center item, Metering Only, highlighted.
To re-enable standard focusing method, move to highlight the lefthand icon, AF/Metering start.
Press the "Set" button again and navigate back out of the menu.
This will re-establish AF start with half-press of the shutter release button (both metering and, when lenses have it, image stabilization will also start). You also can press the AF-On button with your thumb to start AF, metering and IS.
The same procedure is used to enable BBF (remove AF start from shutter release button). Except the center "meter" icon is selected at C.Fn III, 4.
Page 498 to 500 of the manual cover the above (and more).
P.S. It also is possible to swap the function of the * button (AE Lock) and the AF-On button.
Aug 16, 2023 12:55:08 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
Dynamics5 wrote:
On canon 6D Mark II?
Do the famous/infamous two-button reset, then set your camera how you would like.
Aug 19, 2023 02:08:01 #
flyboy61 wrote:
Why would you recommend a factory rest to such a simple function?Do the famous/infamous two-button reset, then set your camera how you would like.
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