topic EOS 80D Stuck in Servo AF in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS 80D Stuck in Servo AF

ANDREWKL — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:57:55 GMT

Hi all. Not sure how this happened, because I didn't intentionally do it. But.. My 80 is is Servo AF mode, and I want to return to one shot mode. For the life of me, I can't figure out how. The menu I've seen on YouTube isn't what I see on my screen. Chalk it up to a senior moment? Thanks for advice!

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

deebatman316 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:08:49 GMT

What camera do you have first of all.

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:12:10 GMT

@ANDREWKL wrote:

Hi all. Not sure how this happened, because I didn't intentionally do it. But.. My 80 is is Servo AF mode, and I want to return to one shot mode. For the life of me, I can't figure out how. The menu I've seen on YouTube isn't what I see on my screen. Chalk it up to a senior moment? Thanks for advice!

If by 80 you mean 80D:

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

ANDREWKL — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:42:52 GMT

80D. Sorry 🙂

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

ANDREWKL — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:44:44 GMT

Yes, 80D (sorry). In trying the above instructions, I have no "creative zone" on my mode dial. In fact, any mode still has the camera in Servo, and pressing the AF offers "Tracking" "multi Zone" and "Single Zone". None of these options takes me out of servo...

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:50:19 GMT

It's not labeled creative zone:

eos80d-im3-en.pdf

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

ANDREWKL — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:53:36 GMT

My bad... I missed the "A" creative zone. No matter which I choose, I don't get the single shot option. Just the three mentioned in my prior post

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

deebatman316 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:58:13 GMT

Are you using Live View? The rear LCD Screen to take pictures or the viewfinder.

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 21:05:38 GMT

Maybe something else got inadvertently set. You could do a camera reset.

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

ANDREWKL — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 21:39:08 GMT

The reset doesn't restore factory settings; it just erases and custom settings. I can't get out of servo mode, and the camera is about to become a parts only donor 🙂

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

deebatman316 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 21:51:12 GMT

Is the camera set to Full Auto A+ Mode. If so then you CANNOT change the focus mode. You can also change the focus mode from the touch screen by pressing the "Q" Button. Then clicking on the box that says the focus mode if the camera is set to viewfinder shooting.

Re: Stuck in Servo AF

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 21:53:16 GMT

Are you stating that based on your camera or in general, because resetting the camera will restore factory settings. I have done it many times in many cameras starting with 1D Mark IIn up through 1D X Mark III (since 2005).