DPP 4.0 Canon EOS 5D Mk4 Canon EF 70-200 Lens, the focal point is not showing in DPP

[StephenGB]

DPP 4.0 Canon EOS 5D Mk4 Canon EF 70-200 Lens, the focal point is not showing in DPP.

It seems from old posts that this is a problem with DPP that will not go away.

Can anyone tell me how to see the focal point or that the software is simply not working properly even after all these years?

Thanks

[jrhoffman75]

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@StephenGB wrote:

DPP 4.0 Canon EOS 5D Mk4 Canon EF 70-200 Lens, the focal point is not showing in DPP.

It seems from old posts that this is a problem with DPP that will not go away.

Can anyone tell me how to see the focal point or that the software is simply not working properly even after all these years?

Thanks

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What focusing mode were you using? What display option did you select? Focus points will only show if camera is actively focusing when the image is captured. If shooting AI Servo camera can fire even if focus isn't achieved.

 Here I was activating back button focus.

 Here BBF was off to avoid camera losing focus and then hunting.

[p4pictures]

I have just checked with one of my own EOS 5D Mark IV images also captured with the EF 70-200mm f2/8L IS II USM lens. I'm using DPP version 4.20.20.0 on the Mac. 

When I choose the option to display the AF points, I selected only the active AF points and there is a single one shown. To help you find it I've added a blue circle on the screen shot. I've also attached the info for the same image.

One common reason for the AF points not being displayed is that the camera was configured for back button AF and at the time the image was captured the AF-ON button was not actually pressed. In this case no active AF point is recorded since the camera was not autofocusing at the exact time the image was captured.

[Waddizzle]

Brian and John are correct. The camera and DPP will display active and locked AF points, not whether or not the camera is focused on something within the field of view.  It means the AF System must be active.  

Using BBF is a common cause when you release the BBF button. For this and other reasons, I use [AF-ON] button for AF-OFF. It would be nice if someone came up with a name for it.  Reverse BBF seems to already be taken. 

I can lock focus and fire the shutter by only pressing a single button.  If I don’t want to fire the shutter, then I press and hold the [AF-OFF] button.  If I lose tracking on a moving subject, a quick tap on the button resets the AF system to the Default Initial AF point that I have selected, so I can reacquire the moving subject. 

The number one reason is that I have a better and steadier grip on the camera body when I only need to press one button to capture images, compared to having to press two buttons. 

[StephenGB]

Thanks guyz, that makes perfect sense. I was not using Servo but do use BBF. I tend to focus and recompose so I am not generally holding the BBF button when the shot is taken (unless I am following action). 

[Waddizzle]

“ Thanks guyz, that makes perfect sense. I was not using Servo but do use BBF. I tend to focus and recompose so I am not generally holding the BBF button when the shot is taken (unless I am following action). “

When using One Shot AF, if you maintain your press on BBF, the camera will not refocus and the AF point will be captured.