topic Re: EOS Utility How to disable AF when I hover over the shutter button in Camera Software

EOS Utility How to disable AF when I hover over the shutter button

halfpintchad — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 19:57:12 GMT

Hello! Using EOS Utility with Canon EOS R8 for video shooting. The shutter button function in-camera is set to “metering only” when half-pressed. When I hover my cursor over the shutter button in EOS Utility, it does indeed display the exposure meter, but it also re-focuses. Any way to disable this focusing in EOS Utility?

Re: EOS Utility How to disable AF when I hover over the shutter button

stevet1 — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:11:06 GMT

halfpinched,

I think, but I can't be certain, that when you tether your camera this way, that bypasses any back button focusing you might be using when not tethered.

No other button has been assigned to the focusing process.

I think.

Steve Thomas

Re: EOS Utility How to disable AF when I hover over the shutter button

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:28:39 GMT

EOSU is intended for remote tethered shooting. If you don't want the camera to focus when you actuate the shutter you would need to set the lens to MF mode.