topic Re: 5D Mark IV focus points in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS 5D Mark IV One focus point fixed while other moves

BillyHoward — Wed, 29 May 2024 12:50:41 GMT

All of the sudden a second focus point has become activated in my viewfinder. When I choose a focal point to activate, this second one stays on and is static while I move the other one around. Only one is focusing but the other looks active and it makes it confusing to know which is actually the focal point. That probably sounds confusing, but does anyone have a similar experience?

Re: 5D Mark IV focus points

ScottyP — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:06:03 GMT

Is it always the same one that is stuck?

Re: 5D Mark IV focus points

BillyHoward — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:57:24 GMT

Yes, it's the top row, third from left. And now I'm noticing three rows of focus points are blinking.

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groomsphoto — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 04:59:34 GMT

i am having the same issue but bottom leftmost point

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Waddizzle — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:31:07 GMT

@groomsphoto wrote:
i am having the same issue but bottom leftmost point

Try to do a camera reset back to factory defaults, which can be found in the manus.

Re: 5D Mark IV focus points

groomsphoto — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:08:05 GMT

not ready to do that yet. i have a lot of time invested in my menus and setup.

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RobertTheFat — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:06:20 GMT

@groomsphoto wrote:
not ready to do that yet. i have a lot of time invested in my menus and setup.

If your settings are that complex, it's worth your time to make a written record of them anyway, because sooner or later you're going to need it. (For example, if you send the camera to Canon for inspection or repair, it will come back reset.) Once you have that record, doing a reset will be less of a big deal.

BTW, Canon, I believe I've mentioned this before: It would be extremely useful if you would program the EOS Utility to have an upload/download capability to allow the full state of the camera to be captured and restored. How about making that feature a Christmas present to the user community? (After fixing the efficiency problems in DPP4, of course. We wouldn't want you to take your eye off of that ball.)

Re: 5D Mark IV focus points

BillyHoward — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:23:31 GMT

Do you mean the menu item that says clear all camera settings?

Re: 5D Mark IV focus points

BillyHoward — Mon, 01 May 2017 21:25:36 GMT

That worked! Thank you!

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blue-eyes1 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:31:43 GMT

They take photos of animals = Fer tographers idk lol.

Re: 5D Mark IV focus points

SolomonImages — Tue, 28 May 2024 21:26:57 GMT

You have accidentally registered an often used focus point. Learn how to set and reset here:

https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/104213/canon-5d-mkiv-one-focus-point-is-unmovable-flashing