Canon 1D X - Manual (Page 215)

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Using AF to Focus
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Select the AF point.
Use the <9> to select an AF point. If
you press <9> straight down, the
center AF point (or center Zone) will
be selected.
You can also use the <6> and
<5> dials to select the AF point. The
<6> dial selects an AF point in the
horizontal direction, and the <5>
dial selects an AF point in the vertical
direction.
4
Focus the subject.
Aim the AF point over the subject and
press the shutter button halfway.
X The Live View image will turn off, the
reflex mirror will go back down, and AF
will be executed. (No picture is taken.)
X When focus is achieved, the beeper
will sound and the Live View image
will reappear.
X The AF point used to focus will light
up in green.
X If focus is not achieved, the AF point
will blink in orange.
5
Take the picture.
Check the focus and exposure, then
press the shutter button completely to
take the picture (p.201).
You cannot take a picture during autofocusing. Take the picture while the
Live View image is displayed.
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