AF selection process EOS 5D Mark IV HELP!

[Deedee333]

Hey guys, I need HELP!

I have just upgraded from the Mark III and I had the AF selection set up so when I half released the shutter all 61 points of focus boxes would appear in viewfinder and all I had to do was use my joystick to toggle to which singular box I wanted selected focus on and viola! shot taken.

Now with the Mark IV, I cannot seem to find a way in custom settings to allow me to have this process without first having to press the AF point selection button. I know it seems silly, but when photographing awake babies and toddlers, that extra second is critical in between. I certainly am not the most tech savvy and am hoping someone knows what I am talking about and be able to help.

Ive tried canon tech support which lets say...politely wasnt helpful with an offshore call centre reading me the user manual.

Really any help would be MUCH appreciated, Im going crazy here and would really like to use my newer model for my business, but this little problem is a huge issue for me.

Thank you in advance! 

[Waddizzle]

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@RobertTheFat wrote:

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@Waddizzle wrote:

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@RobertTheFat wrote:

OK, I finally see what Waddizzle is referring to: the "Custom Controls" menu in the next-to-last (orange) menu group. If you set the Multi-Controller button to "Direct AF point selection", you can use it to select the AF point. You still have to push the "AF on" button first (or the shutter button halfway), but it may give you what you're looking for.

EDIT:  And I've now verified that the same setting enables the same behavior on the 5D3 as on the 5D4. So your 5D3 must have been set that way, even though it isn't the default.

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By pressing the [SHUTTER] or [AF-ON] you are activating the metering timer.  When this happens, the joystick is normally disabled, by default.  You can reprogram the button so that when the metering is active, which is also when you can view your active AF point dynamically, you can now use the joystick to select an AF point.

Why is [DISABLED] the default behavior?  That's good question. 

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I wondered that myself. There doesn't seem to be any compelling reason not to leave it on.

That said, I don't find the functionality very useful, since you get to see only the active AF point. I think the AF display button gives you a better look. But if it's what the OP wants, that's all that matters here. She's a professional, and there's every reason to suppose that she knows what she's doing.

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You don't?  

[EDIT]. You wedding photographer, YOU!  

That's the whole point!  You can change the AF point in real time.  (The value of that capability I will leave for another debate.). The [AF DISPLAY] button gives you a "static look", while the joystick gives you a real time display of the action.

[Deedee333]

Thanks so much everyone! Changing the multi control button to "Direct AF point selection" has done the trick.