Hi guys, I have a Canon 60d which refuses to autofocus.....it is not lens related as it is happening on several lenses. The switch on all lenses is set to AF, settings are ONE SHOT, SPOT METERING. Doesn't matter where I set the ISO either, it just won't work, unless it is on AUTO........then it focuses fine. I have tried each of the focus points available .... nothing.
Is there anything I could have inadvertently changed in the menus.
OK... here are a couple of links to Canon forums where users describe similar problems. Perhaps reading through them and/or posting your question might get someone more knowledgeable to respond. Scott
@sbolden Thanks Scott, have taken a look and found the issue......somehow I managed to change the button settings and it was not starting AF on the shutter release, but on the back AF-ON.
What a fool I am......trouble is, this camera has been back to Canon 3 times with genuine AF issues, so I panicked first and engaged brain second!
Just come in Sarah and seen this - so pleased you have sorted out your problem. With the wedding coming up I can understand how you must have felt!! If you have any other problems let me know I have a Canon 40D spare or you could borrow my Canon 5D mark11. So relax and don't panic you can always use plan B!! LOL!!
@pamknowler Pam, thank you so much, what a lovely offer of a plan B, you are so kind. Hopefully 60d will perform barring operator error, but if not, I will be motoring up your way for a borrow of your 40d. Thank you xx
@edie Standard "out of the box" auto focus cuts in when you half press the shutter, along with the exposure parameters. You typically put the point of focus on the subject you want in focus, hold the shutter button halfway down, reframe the shot and then press all the way down. You can set your programmable buttons, or a dedicated AF-ON or other button to focus only when you press that button, not the shutter. There are options about when and how the focus remains, but typically "AF-ON" sets the auto focus and will not change until the next time you press the button. Advantage is that you don't have to keep the steady finger half pressed for the reframe effort.
You can get at all these options through your menus. Look for "auto focus" and "assign button" choices.
@edie hi Edie . When I was pressing shutter release in any mode other than using the camera on auto (green square) the camera was not even attempting to focus.
However, when I pressed the "AF-ON" button on the back (top right ) it focused perfectly. ( found this out after I realised what I had accidentally changed in the menu)
However that said, I have had big problems with this camera, acknowledged by Canon, which is why I panicked rather than engaging brain!
I've just seen the post and I would have probably suggested that there was a focus setting in the menus that needed to be checked. What auto focus issues have you been having? My first 7D had faulty auto focus and had to be replaced and the second one had to be treated with strict observation otherwise it would focus exactly where it wanted to go. Thankfully the 1D-X has none of the issues that the 7D did and I have had excellent focussing even on the most challenging of shots.
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What a fool I am......trouble is, this camera has been back to Canon 3 times with genuine AF issues, so I panicked first and engaged brain second!
You can get at all these options through your menus. Look for "auto focus" and "assign button" choices.
However, when I pressed the "AF-ON" button on the back (top right ) it focused perfectly. ( found this out after I realised what I had accidentally changed in the menu)
However that said, I have had big problems with this camera, acknowledged by Canon, which is why I panicked rather than engaging brain!
Hope you get yours sorted :)
Thank you. I will look at it. It is not focussing on infinity and other times it has trouble with what I am focussing on.