topic Re: 1DX iii video af keeps defaulting to single point af in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

1DX iii video af keeps defaulting to single point af

an_also — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:48:25 GMT

Hi all,

I got a used 1dx3 a few months ago and I’m loving it for stills!

I don’t shoot video much but one quirk I’ve noticed is that every time i switch to video mode the AF mode always defaults back to single point AF, no matter how many times I change it to tracking af.

Anyone else have this issue?

I’m on firmware 1.5 and am wondering if updating the firmware to the latest will fix this issue.

thanks

Re: 1DX iii video af keeps defaulting to single point af

jrhoffman75 — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:35:47 GMT

@an_also wrote:

Hi all,

I got a used 1dx3 a few months ago and I’m loving it for stills!

I don’t shoot video much but one quirk I’ve noticed is that every time i switch to video mode the AF mode always defaults back to single point AF, no matter how many times I change it to tracking af.

Anyone else have this issue?

I’m on firmware 1.5 and am wondering if updating the firmware to the latest will fix this issue.

thanks

If you to the support page and select the latest firmware update (1.9.0) it documents all the changes in that and previous FW updates. Nothing about your issue.

What video mode/setting are you in?

Re: 1DX iii video af keeps defaulting to single point af

an_also — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:48:50 GMT

Hi John,

I’m shooting in full manual mode. I flip the switch from stills to the video when I want to record something. Shooting in 4K 24p.

Re: 1DX iii video af keeps defaulting to single point af

Waddizzle — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 12:47:10 GMT

“ I don’t shoot video much but one quirk I’ve noticed is that every time i switch to video mode the AF mode always defaults back to single point AF, no matter how many times I change it to tracking af. “

I cannot determine the camera mode, stills or video, when you change the AF point mode.

Be aware that the camera uses separate exposure and AF point settings for stills and video.