I didn't know the 40D did that !!!!!

Anyone know if it works like that on the xti?

tatonkaowashee wrote in post #5970222
Anyone know if it works like that on the xti?

What? This thread is about multiple things.

My bad. Can it show the focus point on the LCD on playback on the xti?

gooble wrote in post #5969283
Went from a 20D to 40D so don't know if the 30D did this or not.

You can view all pictures in playback mode on the camera so the image fills the screen, ie. portraits will turn sideways, yet they will display correctly on the computer.

I find this very useful as I like the images to fill the screen so I can show them to people as I shoot, usually family, and they're not half the size of the screen.

To change how this works look at menu Set Up 1- Auto Rotate.

I like this feature. I want the pictures to auto rotate when I get to my PC but I don't want to look at that little portrait the screen. It's nice that the 40D can separate this unlike the 20D.

I like the CF that allows you to select the focus point with the multi-controller directly, but when shooting with a grip in portrait orientation, you cannot change the focus point with out moving your hand to the multi-controller. I wish we could change the focus point with the multi-controller and the dial on the grip.

pprice wrote in post #5968933
Ok, click on you menu button, use your toggle switch to move over 4 boxes to the square with the play button in it, press your button and enter that one, go down to AF point disp. and put it to enable.

All done .

thanks mate

very cool little function

who else has a cool little trick with the 450d.

id reeally like to learn about these high contrast functions.

I've used this for a quite a while.

Just serves as confirmation that I missed--not the AF system--LOL

You can also set the camera to select focusing point by rear wheel directly. More accessible when using with a grip.

apersson850 wrote in post #5970850
You can also set the camera to select focusing point by rear wheel directly. More accessible when using with a grip.

Yes but you have to choose the multi-controller or the wheel. I like the multi-controller because you don't have to press a button first.

I also don't like that you can't see which point is selected on the top LCD when the multi-controller is selected.

You don't have to press any button first, if you set the camera to use the rear wheel directly to select the focus point.

You don't need to look at which point is selected by the joystick, as it's always the one that's in the direction you push the joystick.

apersson850 wrote in post #5970921
You don't have to press any button first, if you set the camera to use the rear wheel directly to select the focus point.

Um, I'm pretty sure you do otherwise you'd lose your aperture control in M and EC in the others.

apersson850 wrote in post #5970921
You don't have to press any button first, if you set the camera to use the rear wheel directly to select the focus point.

You don't need to look at which point is selected by the joystick, as it's always the one that's in the direction you push the joystick.

Yes but it doesn't always select, you have to focus first. Also it doesn't alway select the far left of right, sometimes it selects the upper or lower right or left.

I just want to customize it some more. I wish I could.

gooble wrote in post #5970961
Um, I'm pretty sure you do otherwise you'd lose your aperture control in M and EC in the others.

No, you don't. With this setting, exposure compensation and aperture control is move to the front wheel while keeping the exposure point selection button pressed simultaneously.

Yes, you have to "focus first", since the multicontroller direct only works during the six seconds time-out after pressing the shutter button halfway. But you don't have to focus on anything particular, just a brief press.

Using the multi-controller properly requires practice.

My problem with this function was that it doesn't show where the focus was actually locked, it only shows what focus point was selected. I quite often recompose after locking the focus point, so it really doesn't tell me that much ( i know it's bad to re-compose after selecting the af, just too lazy to change the af points everytime ).

apersson850 wrote in post #5971022
No, you don't. With this setting, exposure compensation and aperture control is move to the fron wheel while keeping the exposure point selection button pressed simultaneously.

Yes, you have to "focus first", since the multicontroller direct only works during the six seconds time-out after pressing the shutter button halfway. But you don't have to focus on anything particular, just a brief press.

Using the multi-controller properly requires practice.

You're right. I thought you pushed the focus point button and then then quick control dial to move the focus point.

Anyway it doesn't matter because I find that extremely awkward and longer to change points than the joystick.

Did the 20D function this way?