paul_heagen1

<p>My eyes make it hard for me to manual focus accurately, so I was wondering how to auto focus in Live View? It doesn't seem to allow that, although the Canon manual is silent on this. </p>

<p>Thanks for any help. </p>

<p>I guess I never saw anything that said to select "INFO" to get the slider bar to appear. that was my question about "how" to adjust the focus. <br>

While I'm on it, I did not notice any difference going as much as +-20 either way. Am I supposed to hit SET before I take each test picture?</p>

<p>I have a strange icon on the section of the LCD screen that normally shows the file format (RAW, JPEG, etc.)<br>

It has the letter Q and a pattern that looks like a starburst. Never seen it before but cannot get it to go away. <br>

I read the manual front-to-back and can't find any reference to this/</p>

<p>Help?</p>

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Scott

You may be closest to the issue. As stated, the autofocus is fine. Only problem is manual. I actually took the same exact

shot with same f stop and shutter speed f2.8 x 5,000 shutter. The auto was perfect. The manual was way off. It is not

even a matter of misjudging. I racked the lens and know it was in focus. There was no point in the photo that was in focus

This is not a problem of camera shake or even severe depth of field since it happens whether I am near or far from the

subject. I shoot open a lot and never had the problem until this week. No, I did not drop the camera.

<p>I understand and make sense. However, I am racking the lens back and forth and it is obvious I am reaching a point of focus. Plus, the shots show the focus is way off. I still wonder if there is something else going on, like a disagreement with the eyepiece diopter. </p>

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<p>Switching to manual. </p>

<p><strong></strong>A lot of pictures I take using manual focus are, well, out of focus.<br>

I am being very careful, yet when I look at the pics later, they are clearly out of focus. The focal point is somewhere else, often behind my intended point. I have checked using auto focus and they come out fine. <br />I adjusted the eyepiece diopter and it seems right. Is there a chance there is something about my eyes that simply doesn't focus correctly? If I can't get this figured out, I will have to revert to auto focus all the time, which i would prefer not do to. <br />Thanks for any help.</p>

<p>A lot of pictures I take using manual focus are, well, out of focus. </p>

<p>I am being very careful, yet when I look at the pics later, they are clearly out of focus. The focal point is somewhere else, often behind my intended point. I have checked using auto focus and they come out fine. <br>

I adjusted the eyepiece diopter and it seems right. Is there a chance there is something about my eyes that simply doesn't focus correctly? If I can't get this figured out, I will have to revert to auto focus all the time, which i would prefer not do to. <br>

Thanks for any help. </p>

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