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Ill always remember experiencingCanons ingenious Eye-control AF for the first time.
The autofocus feature is unique to Canon.
There was only ever one subject to look at in this scene, but the stickiness of Eye-control AF, even when I was working in low-light conditions in which seeing clearly with the naked eye was challenging, was super-impressive
Autofocus and the user disconnect
The world’s best autofocus systems are peculiar, intelligent entities.
The list goes on, and autofocus can get pretty complicated, pretty fast.
For me, however, there’s a big ‘but’.
There was only ever one subject to look at in this scene, but the stickiness of Eye-control AF, even when I was working in low-light conditions in which seeing clearly with the naked eye was challenging, was super-impressive
I have somewhat of a disconnect with these intelligent autofocus systems, because they are in control.
On the flipside, I really like using manual focus, but it’s impractical most of the time.
Step up, Canon’s Eye-control AF.
There was only ever one subject to look at in this scene, but the stickiness of Eye-control AF, even when I was working in low-light conditions in which seeing clearly with the naked eye was challenging, was super-impressive
I look at the subject that appeals, and the system then locks onto them until I look elsewhere.
However, the system isn’t perfect, and it needs refining in a couple of ways.
Canon also hasn’t configured its eye-control tech to work with the LCD screens of its cameras yet.
Then there’s the need for calibration when switching up photoshoot locations, and between shooting horizontally and vertically.
However, if any of those parameters change, you better recalibrate.
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You’re not always going to want to use the viewfinder to compose photos, and you’re therefore not always going to use Eye-control AF
