Selecting an AF frame before shooting (EOS REBEL T6i / EOS 750D)

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Solution

AF Area Selection Mode
Selecting the AF Point Manually

19 AF points are provided for autofocusing. You can select the AF area selection mode and AF point(s) suiting the scene or subject.

AF Area Selection Mode

You can select one of three AF area selection modes.

1. Set the camera’s power switch to [ON].

2. Set the lens’s focus mode switch to [AF].

3. Set the mode dial to one of the Creative Zone modes indicated in the image below.

4. Look through the viewfinder and press the [ ]or [ ] button.

5. Press the [ ] button.

Each time you press the [

] button, the AF area selection mode changes.

The AF area selection mode currently set is indicated on the top of the viewfinder.

AF area selection mode	Explanation
Single-point AF (Manual selection)	Select one AF point to focus.
Zone AF (Manual selection of zone)	The 19 AF points are divided into five zones for focusing.
19-point automatic selection AF	All the AF points are used to focus. This mode is set automatically in Basic Zone modes (except [ ]).

Caution

Under [ : Custom Functions (C.Fn)], if you set [5: AF area selection method] to [1: Main Dial], you can select the AF area selection mode by pressing the [ ] or [ ] button, then turning the [ ] dial.

Selecting the AF Point Manually

You can manually select the AF point or zone. If 19-point automatic selection AF + AI Servo AF has been set, you can select any position where AI Servo AF is to start.

1. Press the [ ]or [ ] button. The AF points will be displayed in the viewfinder.

In the Zone AF mode, the selected zone will be displayed.