06-18-2026
11:14 AM
- last edited on
06-18-2026
12:35 PM
by
Danny
I have an R6ii and set up back button focus a while back with Shutter button assigned as Metering Start, and AF-ON button as Metering and AF Start. I usually shoot in SERVO focus mode, but I noticed some strange behaviour. When I did try ONE SHOT focus, it never seemed to engage ONE SHOT. The focus square was blue not green, and it behaved as though it were in SERVO.
I just assumed it was some detail about the focus that I just didn't understand and continued using SERVO exclusively. I recently had some time to investigate YouTube etc, and couldn't find anything specific about this. I recognized that it made more sense AF-ON button set to AF Start on detected subject, not Metering and AF Start.
Making this change fixed my issue and changing from ONE SHOT to SERVO is toggling the green/blue focus square as I'd expect.
This was quite unexpected and I repeated it back and forth and verified it wasn't something else I changed in between. Can someone explain why this happens?
Solved! Go to Solution.
06-18-2026 12:10 PM
Solved my own problem. At some point in time, I had modified some of the detailed settings in the Metering and AF Start including setting AF operation to SERVO, and Whole Area Tracking ON.
When I reset AF-ON button to Metering and AF Start and change revert the Detail Set to Default, it all seems fine.
I do like to go deep into the camera menus to play around a bit, and often forget how to get everything back. I'm sure its a common problem
06-18-2026 11:54 AM
I have since tried using the ONE SHOT and its still not acting properly. The single point focus doesn't stay within the point and jumps around.
I don't think AF Start on detected subject, I couldn't find an AF-ON button in the button option icon list
06-18-2026 12:10 PM
Solved my own problem. At some point in time, I had modified some of the detailed settings in the Metering and AF Start including setting AF operation to SERVO, and Whole Area Tracking ON.
When I reset AF-ON button to Metering and AF Start and change revert the Detail Set to Default, it all seems fine.
I do like to go deep into the camera menus to play around a bit, and often forget how to get everything back. I'm sure its a common problem
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