topic Live View focusing issue - 6d Mark II in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Live View focusing issue - 6d Mark II

Skip70 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:55:40 GMT

I am unable to do fine (magnified) focus in Live View.

A few details:
Page 308 of the manual says to set the focusing mode on MENU> Camera icon> 5 (choices of Smooth, face tracking, or Live one-point AF). I do not have menu #5 on my camera (my firmware is up-to-date). That's my first question -- why no #5?

As a workaround, I made the selection for Live one-point AF (AF w/ square) on the Live V?iew LCD instead.

I can focus on the regular LV screen by either touching it or moving the focus box, however, when I hit the hourglass button to zoom in for finer focus, focus goes blurry and I get no response on the screen when /I either tap it or use the navigation button as described pin page 313.

What am I missing?

Re: Live View focusing issue - 6d Mark II

stevet1 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 02:35:47 GMT

Skip70,

What I am about to say is pure speculation, so please take it with a grain of salt.

1) I think some menus are available to you in Live View, but not when you are in viewfinder, and vice versa. Try both and see if your option appears.

2) I don't think you can do any electronic auto focusing when you are in a magnified view. You can magnify an image, but you then have to do your focusing manually.

You either have to put your lens in MF, or if you are using a lens that supports electronic MF, you can turn your focusing ring without flipping the AF/MF switch on your lens. Check the instruction manual that came with your lens to see if it supports electronic MF.

Steve Thomas

Re: Live View focusing issue - 6d Mark II

jrhoffman75 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:06:44 GMT

In addition to what Steve said:

Some menu options are available in certain modes and not others.

Magnifying the image doesn't change how the camera focused. That's why you would need to focus manually.

Re: Live View focusing issue - 6d Mark II

Skip70 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:33:08 GMT

You and jrghoffmann75 werd cofrfect -- thank you to both.The manual says you can magnify to ":check" focus but does not say you can further refine it.