Canon EOS M5- Share your pictures, thoughts, loves, concerns....

One other thing...when you have the histogram enabled I cannot not figure out how to move it out of the way...like to the lower left corner or something. Couldn't find any discussion about that in the manual.

You can select how much of the screen is used for "focus dragging"...full, either vertical half, or any quarter. I've limited it to the upper right corner, and find it works great for me. Hope this helps!

---Rob

Forgotitagain wrote in post #18228693
You can select how much of the screen is used for "focus dragging"...full, either vertical half, or any quarter. I've limited it to the upper right corner, and find it works great for me. Hope this helps!

---Rob

So what is the purpose of limiting the focus dragging rather than disabling it completely?

If it's disabled you can still tap to move the focus posit. Right?

So by limiting it to the upper right corner, the screen ignores the inadvertent contact of MY too-big--nose on the remaining 75%...the 25% remaining lets you drag the focus point anywhere on the EVF. It works for me, anyway...

I haven't tried the tap to focus, didn't know about that. I will play with that today!

I have the same problem.... putting camera to my eye results in nose selecting lefthand focus point!
Wonder if the sensor that switches between rear screen and optical viewfinder can be adjusted to act sooner?

Thought I'd throw in another sample pic or two. My kid was my unwitting model as he played a bout of Pokemon at the local game shop. Lens is an old manual FD 50 1.4 with Fotasy adaptor, shot at 1.4...just another option to play with!

Pressing and holding the second bottom button on right rear of camera (AF frame selector) centres the focus point. I need to study the electronic manual, but so far have just been playing .....

roseyposey wrote in post #18229087
Pressing and holding the second bottom button on right rear of camera (AF frame selector) centres the focus point. I need to study the electronic manual, but so far have just been playing .....

Thanks Rosey.

I'll be making another trip to play with the camera next week.

I've been reading the manual but it's really not very good or at least I'm not very good at finding what I'm looking for.

This focus thing still bothers me but it's new so i guess would just take some getting used to. What tricks have you learned so far dealing with the AF system of the M5?

[Edit] I've had more time to play with it this morning - pretty sure this is an odd feature as on a number of occasions I've had the optical viewfinder active, and been able to change the focus points by tapping on the screen (when it should be disabled I would have thought)

Having read the manual again, basicly the touch & drag af setting when enabled, allows use of the touch screen while the camera is held to your face! Cant imagine how this would be useful at this stage so have disabled it, and can happily report no more focus-shift accidentally by nose.....

joeseph wrote in post #18229240
I've had more time to play with it this morning - pretty sure there is a software bug as on a number of occasions I've had the optical viewfinder active, and been able to change the focus points by tapping on the screen (when it should be disabled I would have thought)

This behaviour doesn't happen all the time so not sure what combination of events is needed for it to occur.

If it were just a case of getting the sensor to turn the screen off, I could live with putting my thumb over the sensor as I was lifting the camera to my eye.

I do wear glasses most of the time so not sure how that affects the viewfinder sensor...

Not happy about this feature.

About to drop $1500 on a camera that has this issue? Not sure about it.

Still think disabling the drag and drop feature is probably the answer. Pretty sure you can still tap and move the focus point. Have to test that some more in store. Will report back.

Can somebody who has the camera test this?

Ok, just played with the focus drag. When it is disabled, the touchscreen will NOT respond to taps. When enabled, with the upper right corner as the active section, and my RIGHT eye to the EVF, I have no problems dragging the focus point at all! My right eye is "center" of the camera, so my nose is well left of the "active" quarter.

Tried in one-shot mode, Av. Let me know if there's anything else I can try for you!

---Rob

Forgotitagain wrote in post #18229292
Ok, just played with the focus drag. When it is disabled, the touchscreen will NOT respond to taps. When enabled, with the upper right corner as the active section, and my RIGHT eye to the EVF, I have no problems dragging the focus point at all! My right eye is "center" of the camera, so my nose is well left of the "active" quarter.

Tried in one-shot mode, Av. Let me know if there's anything else I can try for you!

---Rob

So "nose" problem can be dealt with.

I have had no problems with nose activation once I adjusted the "active zone" of the touch screen. I've taken about 300 shots in two days...(The aviary makes me go click happy!) with no "nose focusing" since I made the adjustment. Hope this helps!

---Rob

Forgotitagain wrote in post #18229304
I have had no problems with nose activation once I adjusted the "active zone" of the touch screen. I've taken about 300 shots in two days...(The aviary makes me go click happy!) with no "nose focusing" since I made the adjustment. Hope this helps!

---Rob

It helps a lot. The manual not so much. Well done Rob.

No problem, glad to help. It IS an expensive camera, however I am pleased to say that I don't have ANY buyers remorse. I'm just having fun playing with it all...small m lenses, big L lenses, and manual focus lenses old (canon FD) and new (Rokinon 12 f2). Kid in a candy store!