The 7D has 19 available focus points and in this mode, you’ll see all of the little squares bouncing around in your viewfinder as they continually re-set to whatever your camera thinks is the main focus of the image you have composed. This is the most precise option and excellent for macro photography, the top of a newborn’s head or the ‘ring shot’ at a wedding. This is the fully auto focusing mode. That said, I have found the 7D extremely adept at making this decision, although all the brain power it’s putting into focusing makes getting the shot take a few seconds longer than I’d like. This website uses cookies to optimise your online user experience. You have three autofocus modes on your camera. Although AF point expansion isn’t new to the 7D, it’s the first time it’s been available in a mid-range camera. Two options are used for taking photographs of landscapes and objects, and the other focusing mode is used to detect faces. AF Modes: Differences between One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, and AI Focus AF (EOS 7D Mark II) Last Updated : 18-Sep-2014 Issue Number : 8202156900 Thanks for the feedback Looking forward to some follow-ups. But then, I suppose that’s what we have feet for! You have yet a third Autofocus mode, which is Chameleon; you use it for still objects that may move. With evaluative metering, the exposure setting will be set at the same time focus is achieved. AI Focus is a kind of “auto” mode that will switch between AF-S (or One Shot) and AF-C (or AI Servo) based on situation. When using any of these modes, I have turned on the option (in my setting menu) of having the camera display with a red square the point of focus on each image as I look at them on my camera’s screen. Grant. Make sure that the camera is ready to take shots, and then press the