Canon EOS-1 - Manual (Page 17)

I. CAMERA FEATURES AND OPERATION 17
Event Combo
Use the normal method for choosing either a specific focusing point or AFPS. When
you’ve made your selection, hold in the Assist Button and simultaneously press the FEL
button near the Shutter Release. The LCD panel on the top of the camera should now
confirm the registration of that focusing point by displaying the letters HP until you’ve
taken your finger off the FEL button.
Using the Assist Button
C.Fn 18-1 and 18-2 make it easier to recall the registered focusing point(s) via the Assist
Button. When C.Fn 18-1 is set, the HP focusing point can be recalled simply by pressing
the Assist Button. When C.Fn 18-2 is set, you can toggle back and forth between the
currently selected focusing point(s) and the HP focusing point(s).
Combinations
These sample combinations are named only for the sake of clarity. There is no reason that
the “Action Combo” couldn’t be used during an event (e.g., the bride walking down the
aisle at a wedding), or the “Event Combo” at a football game to shoot crowds or sideline
images. The idea is to choose a combination, or invent your own combination, that allows
the camera to become such an extension of you that your interaction with it becomes
transparent. You want to be concentrating on your subject, not on your camera controls.
This is probably the most useful combination of Custom Functions for wedding and
event photographers. Where this method makes the most sense is when you are
shooting in crowds where a lot of people are interacting – conversation groups, tables,
and parties. This is a versatile combination that allows the photographer a great deal
of flexibility and decision-making ability on-the-fly without taking the eye from the
viewfinder. Along with this versatility comes a small level of complexity, but this
complexity falls mainly in the explanation of how to use it, rather than in its actual use.
Shooting
Situation
Examples
AF Mode
Focus
Activation
button
C.Fn Set Function
Weddings,
receptions,
events,
parties,
portraits,
scenery,
nature, etc.
One-Shot
Focus
Activation
with Shutter
release button
11-2 Swaps functions of Quick Control Dial (QCD)
with that of the AF Point Selection Button.
13-3 Limits AF point selection to 9 (8 peripheral
AF points, and the center AF point).
17-1
(optional)
This expands the AF activation area if
needed in lowered contrast situations.
18-1 This activates the Assist Button and
pre-assigns the Center AF point as the HP.