ole sarg Loc: south florida

Is it the camera or you how about some examples

Noela

Had to be the camera. Once I adjusted the appropriate "switch" it worked fine.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Yes. It takes practice, and play with your camera settings and exposure settings. Play with the lens features as well. Use a tripod, faster shutter speed and steady hand.

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

H: I have a 7D. I know where one battery is. Located on the bottom that pops out when you open the door. Where is the other one located?

shutterbug64 Loc: Colorado

In the same compartment in a verticle position and it is flat but round and small and is in a clip you pull out. I didn't know it was there either.

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

I found it. Good to know. So when that battery dies what happens?

Sreejib Loc: Calcutta, INDIA

Mike, today I went to Canon Service they also checked and agreed that it has some flaws with its focusing system. And they keep the Camera for repair. Hope they will fix issue.
Thanks for your response.

olcoach Loc: Oregon

Once again my favorite forum has given me some great info. I looked for the second battery and it is really there. Thanks for the heads up. Have fun and keep shootin'. Mike

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

I'm not saying that this is your problem but the reason is that your camera's have different "manufacturing tolerances" built in.

Think of it this way...

All objects have a tolerance; size, color, feel, nothing is ever perfect, so all manufacturing items differ in slight or not so slight ways.

Let's say that your lenses (on a tolerance scale of 1-10) are at 7-7-8-and 9...the "high end" of that scale. (5 being "perfect" for camera and lens)


Let's also say that your 60D is at 3 or 4 on it's own internal tolerance.

So the combination of those tolerances stack up between lens and camera to result in an acceptably sharp shot.

However, let's say that your particular copy of your 7D is at a 7 itself.

The theoretical focus point is still at 5...and the combination of 7's together or 7's and 8's together means that the focus point is at 7 and will not be acceptable to you. (perfect being a 5 camera and 5 lens together)


Does that mean that the 7D is bad?

No...


It just means that by chance...the tolerances don't play well with your particular set of lenses..that's all.

My 5D II is toleranced very much to the back...any lens that I've ever bought has had to have SOME backward adjustment to be sharp...that's just life.


Make sense?

FrumCA

The small battery (CR1616) is a lithium battery that retains the date and time settings when the main battery is removed. Use a fingernail to slide it out. Hope this helps.

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Hi I still can't find any site that said anything about a "SWITCH" being set to any way that you have described. Can you be more specific thank you? I have read a lot of comments on the 7D having focusing problems such as pulling the battery and Len’s cleaning the contacts of both lens and camera and sending it back too Canon for adjustment but nothing like what you’re saying?

Noela

I've referred to the "switch" only as a description of what it does. I know it's in the menu under one of the custom functions. After I send this I am going to see if I can find the link.

Noela

Here's the link:
http://blog.photoframd.com/2010/01/06/canon-7d-tips-auto-focus-not-working-check-your-settings/

Larrie Loc: NE Ohio

Sounds like the sensor screen is slightly out of wack

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Thanks much