topic Re: EOS R5 [ * ] Button Functionality in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R5 [ * ] Button Functionality

Robtwmag47 — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:36:15 GMT

I like to do wildlife photography and am trying to set up the * button on the back of the camera. I would like to know if there is a way to have it so that when I press the* button it goes to the 9 point expanded AF area setting and will lock on a subject and follow it on the screen. Like the eye detect and tracking does. I am using back button focus. I have the * set up now to go to the 9 point expanded AF area but it will not track.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Re: EOS R5 [ * ] Button Functionality

Mark35mmF2 — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:49:45 GMT

Hi there,

Looking into the custom button functions unfortunately it doesn't look like both functions can be assigned concurrently. Pages 831-836 list all of the possible button assignments for each customizable button on the camera.

https://cam.start.canon/en/C003/manual/c003.pdf

Re: EOS R5 [ * ] Button Functionality

Robtwmag47 — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:56:31 GMT

Thank you for looking into this for me. I really appreciate you taking the time. I had tried everything that I thought might work,but ran out of settings to try. Have a great day,