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Jan 01, 2010 23:54 |  #1

How do I activate the AF Point Expansion on my new 7D.
I know it's under custom functions.
Trying to read the manual after watching football all day has my brain fried.
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Jan 01, 2010 23:58 |  #2

C Fn III item 6 is where you select which modes are available.


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Jan 02, 2010 00:15 |  #3

C Fn III item 6 allows you to enable AF Point Expansion, but you still need to select it.

After you enable AF Point Expansion (C Fn III item 6) press the AF point selection/magnify button on the top right rear of the camera. Then press the M-Fn button near the shutter to cycle through the different AF Area modes.


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Jan 02, 2010 00:23 |  #4

Thanks KRB and MSowsun.
Got it now as a choice while scrolling through the AF options. I wonder why it is not a default like the other 3 options?
I am heading Saturday morning to take pics of Bald Eagles in Maryland along the Susquehanna River.
Would you use the AF Point Expansion or the Zone?
Any help from experienced 7D owners is appreciated.
Mrs. Claus came through mighty big this year with this beautiful 7D.


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Jan 02, 2010 00:31 |  #5

Thanksgiving weekend was my first time at Connowingo and I loved it. I think I was using spot AF, but using a 300mm lens means the birds were pretty small in the viewfinder except when they flew directly overhead so other modes just didn't make as much sense. My pics from that trip are on my flickr page.


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Jan 02, 2010 00:43 |  #6

Ken.
Great pics you have on the Flickr.
I had a similar shot of the Bald Eagles with one wing north and the other south.
Yours is much nicer.
Just a little more overcast day while I was at Conowingo in early December.


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