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EOS
AF
Microadjustment
Guidebook
What
is
AF
Microadjustment?
It is a func+on that makes it possible to make ne adjustments for the focus systems
plane of sharpest focus, for AF during viewnder shoo/ng. You can select from two types,
"Adjust by lens" and "All by same amount."
1
2
3
AF
Microadjustment
important
informa=on
Prepara=on
Shoot
&
conrm
AF
Microadjustment
prepara=ons
1. Shoo+ng environment for the adjustment test
2. Camera and lens seHngs
Perform
AF
Microadjustment
Adjust
1. Adjust by lens
2. Register the lens serial number
3. Adjust "All by same amount"
The AF point of focus may vary slightly due to shoo+ng condi+ons such as subject condi+ons, its brightness, and the zoom
posi+on. Therefore, even if you perform AF Microadjustment, the point of focus may not always be at the suitable posi+on.
If you feel that focusing errors are not xed aPer using this func+on several +mes, contact a Canon service center.
We appreciate your understanding that if repairs are necessary, there may be a charge for equipment out of warranty.
Adjusted content has no eect in the AF during Live View shoo/ng or movie shoo/ng.
Even if the camera se>ngs are reset, adjustment content will remain, however, se>ngs will be set to [Disable].
Types
of
AF
Microadjustment
You can select from two types, "Adjust
by
lens" and "All
by
same
amount"
Adjust by lens
Info
Adjustments for up to 40 individual lenses
can be entered and stored in-camera.
When a recognized lens is mounted, those
stored AF adjustments will automa+cally
be applied to AF. Dierent samples of the
same model lens can have separate
adjustment values entered to the camera.
With select EOS cameras, its possible to
make adjustments to both the wide-angle
(W) and telephoto (T) ends.*
* EOS 70D, 80D; EOS 7D Mark II; EOS 6D;
EOS 5D Mark III, 5DS, 5DS R; EOS-1D X and
EOS-1D X Mark II cameras only
1 Prepara=on
3 Adjustment
Light
environment
Shooting distance
Height of the
camera
Subject
Focus
conrmation
Subject location
1 Prepara=on
3 Adjustment
4 ShuUer speed
5 ISO speed
6 White balance
7 AF mode
One-Shot
Set to the mode normally used.
8 Metering mode
9 Drive mode
10 Picture Style
Single shoo+ng
Set to Standard (sharpness seHngs such as Strength,
Fineness, and Threshold should be set to 3).
[AF
area]
Select Single-point Spot AF
(manual selec+on), and set
to the center point.
[Image
quality
(EOS-1D
series)]
Compression [8] to [10]
[Image
size]
JPEG L
area
selec=on
Select "Manual select: Spot AF" and use the center
11
AF
AF point.
mode
AF
point
12
Image
size
13
Image
quality
JPEG L
JPEG image quality: Set to 8 or higher*
If the IS func+on is equipped, turn it on.
It can be turned o if using a rmly xed tripod.
* EOS-1D series models only
14
Lens
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
Tips
3.
Playback
enlarging
it
on
the
computer
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
Example:
OK
Front
focus
Front
focus
Front
focus
OK
Rear
focus
OK
OK
OK
Rear
focus
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
Adjustment unnecessary
Note: Focus may vary due to the inuence of heat haze, etc. Shoo/ng several /mes is recommended.
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
OK
Focus
is
accurate
overall
No Good
No Good
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
3.
The
adjustment
screen
is
called
up
4.
Conrm/edit
the
lens
informa=on
No=ce
10
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
1
Adjust
by
lens
5.
Input
the
serial
number
6. Make adjustments
Tips
11
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
1
Adjust
by
lens
7.
Verify
your
adjustment
Tips
9. Conrm on a computer
12
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
l In
procedure
1_4
(P.
10),
if
"*"
appears
in
front
of
the
10-digit
lens
serial
number,
you
can
register
only
one
unit
of
the
same
lens
model.
Even
if
you
enter
the
serial
number,
"*"
will
remain
displayed.
l The
serial
number
listed
for
a
lens
may
dier
from
the
serial
number
displayed
in
procedure
on
Page
10,
however,
this
is
not
a
malfunc=on.
l If the lens serial number includes lebers, enter only the numbers by
following the procedure 1_5 (P. 11).
l If the lens serial number is 11 digits or longer, enter the last 10 digits.
Tips
Using
an
extender
If [Adjust
by
lens] is selected and an extender is used, the adjustment will be registered for the lens and extender
combina+on.
13
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
2.
Select
[All
by
same
amount]
No=ce
14
1 Prepara+on
3 Adjustment
Tips
7.
Conrm
on
a
computer
15
16
10mm lens
24mm lens
35mm lens
50mm lens
70mm lens
100mm lens
135mm lens
200mm lens
300mm lens
400mm lens
500mm lens