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Canon: Bird Photography with Arthur Morris: One Shot and AI Servo AF
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- Learn how to capture fast moving subjects using One Shot AF, AI Servo AF, Back Button AF, various multi-point AF, orientation linked AF and more. For more videos from this tutorial series, check out the Canon Digital Learning Center: www.learn.usa.canon.com/home/h...
Artie, my wife and I share a passion for photography in our retirement. Birds are my wife's passion and we have watched each of your videos several times. Thanks for a great series. Casey
I would like to see more videos from Mr. Morris;Very informative and alot sumed up in a short time .. Thank You...
Hi Tangente. The camera being used in the video is the EOS 7D Mark II.
Amazing content from Arthur Morris. thank you!
Great tutorial showing the versatility of autofocus options and focus points. I tried back button focus but just couldn't get on with it. Whatever you are most comfortable with is best for you.
Focus Points and Coverage
Today’s newest cameras have an incredible number of selectable focus points that cover much of the sensor.
I stopped using back button focusing when auto focus coverage points reached 45 points. I prefer to use back button for much more important setting controls like one touch ai servo/one shot, instant i.s.o. settings , auto focus off/lock or custom functions recall just to name a few.
really love what canon is bringing to the table in terms of top quality glass as well as top quality equipment .... i did a test in which i got a nikon D5100 and tested it out for a few months then i purchased a canon t3i and started using it and i really love the canon gear. Currently i have a limited budget but working my way up to getting the 7D mark II and a canon 70-200mm L is ii to start entering the world of sports photography and wild life, wanna got to africa one day and see if i can get some amazing shots and one day be featured in national geography ^_^
Quion Barrett this is wht i was looking for. Thank you. nice presentation
Great stuff Arthur!
This video will serve as an excellent reference during my practice sessions. Thank you.
We're glad you found the video useful. Thank you for the kind words!
very good advice and tuiton , i use back button for my sport photography ,
You are amazing:-) Simple and sweet!
Just today I started using my 7D MK2 (upgrading from T4i/650D)...long way to go to learning this amazing camera. Thanks Arthur for this video. I was using the BB focusing on T4i so hopefully the transition to the new features will not be as difficult.
+MoJeeza Dmi Hi there! Congratulations on the new camera! Fortunately, you have #TeamCanon on your side, and there is plenty of help out there. Our Digital Learning Center is a great resource to check out. This site is jam-packed with great articles, videos, tips and tricks and how to's. To go to the Digital Learning Center please go here: bitly.com/Canon_DLC
We also suggest checking out our forum, which is a great place to ask questions, get suggestions, and discuss your gear with our active community. You can join our forum here: community.usa.canon.com. We hope you find this useful, and just give us a shout if we can be of any assistance!
Thank for this informative video!
Very good demo
Hy i have canon 550d . I want to have AI FOCUS and AI SERVO in my tutorial video . How can i ? Please help me
Hi Hunaina! The feature you are referring to is known as Movie Servo AF. This is not available on the EOS 550D (EOS Rebel T2i). We hope this answers your question!
On 6D, 5d4, 7d2 and 1dX2 you can make whole setups so when you ise backbuttonfocus it can do a ton of things so AF selection mode, AI servo, etc with just one button if you go to the button setting and choose AF-on and then press info to see details. The great thing you can do this for several buttons different settings making you even faster!!
I set in 7d2 my AF-on on centre with 4 help points, ai servo, tracking mode 1
For star i put, ai servo, centre colomn focus area, tracking mode 2
My shutter button does normal one shot like normal. Great thing is you never have to set a lot of things and you are always ready and my wife still can take a picture.
I think this is the best hidden secret from Canon on their top line (maybe 80D can do it too..)
Please Arthur maybe you should point people on using this!
Folks are invited to learn more about the creation of the CLDC Bird Photography Series here: www.birdsasart-blog.com/2015/01/14/i-smiled-the-whole-timecanon-bird-photography-with-arthur-morris-video-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1709974
Very interesting and informative. Arthur Morris - you mention having now moved away from back button focusing and gone back to half depressing the shutter button and holding focus. Why the change?
Excellent work Arthur, I wished Canon would make a playlist with all your videos! Love it!
Arthur Morris thanks for all your information, you know Canon had a great option to make details on back button focus, set focus point, AF mode etc. In just one button and fun is with the 6d, 7d2, 5d4 and 1dX2 (maybe 80D?) you can set more buttons to different settings too. If you go to the custom button section in the menu there is on some buttons lighting a 'details' button on (i think it is the info button) you can see in your screen by for instance the AF-on button. If you go into details you can setup a ton of things and you can do this for serveral buttons making it great to switch between af point that you use a lot, or whole setups in other AF mode's .
I use normal one shot in normal mode with the normal shutter only when i press back button my camera uses centre point with 4 helps, AI servo, AF tracking mode 1 and for turning the camera you can set different. Also counts for the * . It is the best secret of Canon! You should take a look at it for me it is working great my wife can still photograph my son when i am not arround because one shot is alway on unless the af-on button or * button are hold
One question which af tracking mode do you use?
Hello Sir, at the end of your video you say that after eight or so years you have reverted to using the single shutter button for both metering and focusing in ai servo, when shooting birds in flight. After you mastered the back button focusing I'm curious to know why ? :-) I have just bought a 7D MK2 and am still getting to grips with it. One thing I have noticed is the shutter button seems to be quite "trigger happy" I often take shots whilst trying to focus. I had therefore decided to switch to back button focusing to avoid this. Thanks. Martin.
is that Canon 5Dmkiii he is using?!!
Great video. Do you have another video to discuss Av, Tv or Manual for taking flight pictures?
Thanks
One bit of advice on exposure was understanding how exposure works. For instance, realizing that the background does not matter (as the light stays the same). The exposure will be the same as long as the shot was metered correctly for the subject.
Why this was important is because many digital photographers rely too heavily on auto or scene settings. When doing this, the camera makes all the decisions and constantly changes the exposure with any movement on that subject. So the image one wants may not be the one the photographer gets.
I shoot manual mode and spot meter as it gives me the MOST control if I want to adjust over or under more than my camera suggests. Three clicks in either direction with any of my exposure control dials on my camera is a full stop up or down in exposure. And three clicks left top Main dial shutter then three clicks right rear Quick control dial aperture ( or vice versa) is only a perpetual change in shutter speed or aperture. But the exposure will remain the same in that light...Simple.
With wildlife photography I meter one tone in my photograph that is in the same light as my subject. Whether it be a midtone grey like a patch of weeds or grass. Then no calculating will be needed. If it's of a dark or light tone. Then you will need to compensate. As your cameras spot meter turns anything it reads into a midtone so a white will need to be over exposed from the recommended reading and a black item being read will need to be under exposed from the reading. How much is a toss up it can be from three too one stop difference. But with a little practice and repetition you'll know roughly how much you'll need to get it close enough. Then use your RGB Histogram to get it perfect. And remember to get the best out of your cameras sensor you'll need some details in the first box on the right (this is assuming you have white tones in your photograph). Which is the lighter tones of your histogram. On the left is your dark tones. And in the middle of coarse are the midtones. There are 256 shades of grey in your histogram. Zero on the left (BLACK) 128 middle is (GREY) 255 on the right (WHITE). Notice there are five boxes in your cameras histogram each box has one and a thirds stops of light with Canon. Nikon has a stop and two thirds. So depending on where your metered tone falls in this scale you will know how much to get the detailed tones to fall in the first box. Sometimes you'll need as much as two to two and a half stops over or under your meters suggestion. Other times one stop or less in iether direction. After 43 years of photography it has become second nature for me. Over 99 percent of my photography is done in manual mode. The only time I rely on auto anything is during times when I can't control flash photography like at a wedding or When photographing birds and mammals while using fill flash. When distances are unknown or when the action is too fast for my usual method.
Exposure patterns determine the exposure. All metering modes will constantly change camera settings.
Priority modes alter the variables. A programmed, shutter preferred or aperture preferred mode will constantly change camera settings automatically,unless you overide with exposure compensation or better exposure compensation hold.
In Manual priority this doesn't occur. Everything is constant until you make changes to camera settings.
This is the best mode for all types of photography. Because after you have a perfect exposure as long as your subject remains in that light all will be good. No matter if your subject moves in front of a dark background or one of a lot of highlights. Let's say you're photographing a White Egret in front of a dark mangrove and an alligator spooks it into taking flight you can still get perfect shots of the Egret even against the New background of the sky. Now the Gator is in the position of the Egret in front of the mangrove. You can now focus on the Gator and get perfect exposed shots of the Gator.
In any Auto modes the meter would be fooled by the constant changing tones. Notice I said TONES and not LIGHT. Because the Light remained the same the only changes were in the tones surrounding the two subjects.
I will be making a you tube channel with nothing but sound advice on all types of photography. There is a lot of misinformation channels out there.
Thank you.
Very Great video
Thanks for the Great tutorials.
When configuring Back Button AF, what's the advantage to changing the * (Originally AE Lock) to Metering and AF Start when the AF-On button already accomplishes this?
Hi Chris! As you point out, the AF-On button does activate Metering and AF Start already. Remapping these functions to the * button is a personal preference of some photographers. They find the outer position of the * button easier to reach with their thumb. We hope this is helpful.
I think he was confused of all the buttons :p . There is no way the * button is more comfortable to reach than the dedicated AF button. In such video explaining basics there is no room making very specific customizations what only confuses.
Does Art have a reason for setting the star button for back button focusing, instead of using the back button that is already set to AF-on? Is it to prevent confusion (he is getting on in years now) 😂
I Toohat I do the same thing. It is the natural placement for my thumb to rest and I am not stretching my thumb over to the AF button.
Thanks
Thanks for the nice tutorial sir.... i have a canon 70D and not 7D ... will it affect the vividness and vibrancy of the different colors on the same bird?...thanks
mohd.makhdoom makhdoom Hello! You shouldn't notice a difference in the colors or vibrancy between the two cameras. Hope this helps!
+CanonUSA hb
Just trying to figure out if you use A+, av, tv, p or just what setting you started with on your great turiorial..
Hi John! In this video, it appears Arthur was shooting in the M (Manual) mode. We hope this helps!
I'll come back to this video after watching the AI Servo for dummies first. I am trying to get better 'baby wont stay still' photos with my T6i
Hi, thanks for video. My query is , When we are using back button focusing, does it matter whether its on one shot, AI servo? I mean to say even if i want to shoot moving subject i can keep back button pressed and track the subject. so in doing so could camera be on one shot, AI servo?
+Nishz No matter which drive mode is chosen the back button will mimic the shutter half press motion. So you would need to hold the button to continue to focus in AI Servo mode. We hope this helps!
+CanonUSA i got little confused, So i can track the subject even at one shot, until my back button is pressed, is that right?
+Nishz You would actually hold the button to track the subject. In One shot mode you would press or hold the AF-On button to lock the focus, and you would release and press again if you needed to recompose the focus.
+CanonUSA Thanks alot.
which is the best for bird photography ? traipod or monopod
+Dinesh Jain Hi, Dinesh!
While both a tripod and a monopod would work well, we would recommend a monopod for wildlife and bird photography. A monopod doesn't require as much time to set up as a tripod would, making it ideal for situations where you may need to change locations often and quickly, even if it's just by a couple meters at a time.
Additionally, as most wildlife photography requires a fast shutter speed, a monopod would be just fine for that. We would recommend a tripod instead for slow shutter situations, such as landscapes and night skies.
We hope this helps!
i can buy manfrotto 682 b monopod. i have canon 7d mark 2 and tamron 150 600
When auto focusing on my 60D using viewfinder picture is not nearly as sharp as with live view using LCD!
+buzzikea Oh no! The method for obtaining proper focus in Live View may not necessarily be the same as using the viewfinder, so there may be differences. Our award-winning all-American technical support staff will be happy to walk you through these and help you get things back in focus. Please give them a call at 1-800-OK-CANON (800-652-2666) weekdays between 8 AM and midnight, or on Saturdays between 10 AM and 8 PM.
Hope this helps!
3:30 what does the star button next to the grid button do?
Hi, Yoko! That is the AE Lock button. You can press and hold that button to lock your exposure settings in place, and this comes in handy when the part of the picture you're using for metering is different from the part you're focusing on. You'll find more detailed information on what this button does and how to use it on page 229 of the EOS 7D Mark II instruction manual. You can view a PDF of it at canon.us/3DCC3X0
Hope this helps!
which camera should i buy 80d or 70d or 60d
Hi there! Each of those cameras will bring something different to your portfolio, so the best way to pick the best camera for you would depend on what you intend on taking photos of and how you plan on using your gear. Once we know that, we'll be happy to make the best recommendation! If you'd like live one-on-one advice, our US-based team is happy to help at 1-800-OK-CANON (800-652-2666)!
i want to use them for bird photography
The 45-point all cross-type AF system in the new EOS 80D would be the best option for trying to track subjects on the move!
I have never been able to press both the back button (for focus) and the shutter at the same time, I get confused
Hi! Instead of attempting to press both buttons simultaneously, we recommend dividing it up into two steps. While holding the camera, press the back button with your thumb first and then press the shutter button with your index finger second.
If that still isn't working for you, your shutter button can activate your autofocus for you. Just press it down about halfway and hold it there. When it's time to take your photo, press the button the rest of the way down. You don't have to use the back button for focus if you can't quite get the feel for it.
Our EOS support team will be happy to give you some additional pointers if you need them. They're available weekdays and Saturdays at 1-800-OK-CANON (1-800-652-2666).
Hope this helps!
@@CanonUSA Great help. Thanks a lot.
YOU HAVE OTHER OPTIONS FOR THIS BUTTON YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF.
SUCH AS A.F. OFF THIS IS MY PREFFERED METHOD OF USING THE BACK BUTTON.
Using this method I use my top trigger button to focus and meter and in Ai servo mode. If my subject stop moving or if I wish to change my subjects position in the frame. I simply press the back button to stop a.f. From performing. Take my shot. But if my subject takes flight or starts moving again I release my back button and my a.f. begins tracking Ai servo again.
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So confused