Thanks....think I watched 4 other videos 🤦🏻‍♂️... before finally reaching your perfectly explained guide...👍

Thank you for clear explanation. I've finally decided to move to back button focusing. It takes shooting to a totally different level and opens doors for more advanced shots.

I feel ashamed for 4 years using the camera wrong and now I wake up with this tremendous video, thank you very much for the contribution I am happy to see this video and learn something that I did not know.

I have been shooting for over 30 years, but I only started using back-focus a couple of months ago... I never looked back since.... it's definitely the way to go ;)

Thank you so much. What a difference it makes. I've had canon for many years and just got the canon R6, this setting is what I needed!! What a magic tool to have for children photo shoots plus more.

She went through the menus so fast that I couldn't even start to watch what you were doing because her menu Arrangement was not the same as mine. So I just watched her and still didn't know what I'm doing. I have the 2000D.

After watching this video, everything makes sense and I am sold!

Thank you, happy now all I needed to do was disable the focus from the shutter button, it's been annoying me for a while now. All the best Russ

Really clear! Thank you. Other on YT are unclear when you hold down button and when you release. You just clarified. I’ll subscribe.

this explains alot, i was holding onto the bp focus and not releasing, thanks

This explanation gives me the impression that using the AF-on button is no different from the shutter button - the game changer is always the choice of one-shot or AI-servo. Therefore, it doesn't hit the critical point by explaining WHY I need to use AF-on instead of the shutter - what advantage does it do?

Thank you for making this topic so clear and concise. I will be subscribing to find out more in the future.

Thank you so much for the clear and well explained lesson. I thought I had been using back button focusing but half press was still on as well but after following your instructions I have set it properly and can't wait to get out there tomorrow and test it.

Wonderful thorough video, thank you! Is there anyways to silence back button focus?

3:02 - Calling a wedding "a controlled environment"... If you say that, you probably never shot a wedding haha

I’m so confused.. I thought I had to set my camera to AI Servo and for moving subjects I had to hold my back button while pressing the shutter and following my subject.. and if it was a portrait (no moving subject) than I could just press the back button subject and ones it was focused I could release the back button and press the shutter.

I noticed when your subject was moving you kept re-pressing the back button. Are you able to just hold it down the whole time and have it track your subject? Also do you need to re-press the back button to re-focus every time you zoom in or out?

wow, i cant even get passed the first step.

I'm trying to set this up on my 30D. I haven't yet find how to disassociate focus fr4eom the shutter button.

I have a question. If I have the shutter button and back button focus enabled would the front shutter focus button interfere with the back button focus as I am trying to take a photo as in hunting to focus?

Back button focus is so needed on the EOS-M range - instead of focus/recompose (there's no AF only option) And, having the ability to move the AE lock only to e.g. the M-Fn or play button would really help us Canon mirrorless users.

Whats the advantage of using af on the back though? Why is it better than the shutter button?

Great video. if you need to track a subject as it moves, can you keep the AF button depressed as long as you need while you're firing off shots ?

Fuckkk.i dont understand it at all. Can anyone help meee FINDD THE WAY PUTTING BACK MY FOCUSSSSSS METERING ON CANON.. cause i lost ittr

prefer to leave my back button for auto focus off and my shutter release as start focus. In this manner when I need one shot photos for a stationary subject I press the back button * with my thumb to stop auto focus this way if my subject moves or takes flight I just release my thumb pressure and shoot a.f. tracking. Although with the 5d miv... You can set all the following in your custom back buttons. (Af Auto focus start position) (Ai servo Af characteristics) (Af operation) (Af area select mode) Just press the info button while customizing your back buttons and follow the screen through the four different set-ups on the two back buttons. They may be set for different scenarios to suite your own style of photography. Plus auto focus at all a.f. points are possible even with tele converters installed at f8. With most super telephpto Lenses. My 1999 Canon 600mm f4 i.s. and the new Canon 100mm-400mm mii versions both have this ability provided you use the newest tele converters 1.4 miii or 2x miii. Plus they can be combined for even greater reach. The 5d miv is great for wildlife portraits it's 30 MP sensor is just enough larger in pixel count than the 1dx mii or miii that makes it useful for this. The 5d sr is my go to studio,landscape and architecture body because it's fine detail capture. Although I do also take wildlife portraits with it as well.

Is this possible with the eos 250D/SL3? doesn't have an AF on button, and looking at the custom functions I don't seem to be able to assign any other back button to AF. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks

Been using back-button focus for several years now. I hardly use anything else. It works phenomenally for how I like to shoot.

Thank you Kassie.

The complete functionality of BBF , focus operations, focus confirmation, focus points is not addressed in this video ( 5D Mk 4). The separation of AF from the shutter button is only a first step. NOTE- servo does not confirm focus like One Shot. Suggestion : separate servo and one shot operations between AF-On button and * button. Assign specific focus operations and cases and points to the servo operation, and similarly to the One shot operation.

After trying back button focusing for a week, I still don't understand the hype. I assign a back button to toggle between ai servo or one shot. Keepin it simple. And what was the explanation about releasing the back button AF in servo and it still tracking the subject? Maybe I left my brain in the field.

I watched this video a few times- and I COULD NOT figure out how she got her screen to that shutter button half press setting at 1:56. I had to look up on another tutorial how to get there: Custom Function Settings, (orange camera icon) page 3, and then Custom Controls. She really should have specified this. I have the Canon 5D Mark iv, btw - and I think that is what she is using too. Just FYI

Excellent!

thanks I figured it out 👏🏾

I don't have an af button on my canon eos1300d how do I set this? I cannot find it on settings either.

I use a Canon 750D and have used BBF for a few years but today I discovered an anomaly with it. I like to review my images and the focus point or points that achieved focus when reviewing the image on Play Back LCD screen. The point or points that achieved focus would normally be seen in red. However the red square or squares that achieved focus will not be displayed on on the LCD screen if one releases the chosen BBF button after achieving focus and hearing the beep. If one keeps ones's finger on the BBF button the red square or squares are available to view via Play Back on the LCD screen. It would be interesting to know if any others have noticed this or is it just me?

tnx for helping us

Most excellent.

Super duper helpful! Now I dont need to hold the af-on button everytime I take a picture! 😁🤘

WE WANT A FLIP DISPLAY

I don't see a single video for BBF on lower range of canon like 1500D etc ... :-(

Thank you

I'm just learning I found this video very helpful thank you very

Hi, thank you very much for the tip! :-)

I can't find these menu settings on my EOS800D

Can someone assist in setting up back button focus on the Rebel T8i

Hardly a video about *mastering* back button focussing. You describe the different focus modes but you don't show how to assign either ONE SHOT or AI SERVO to your AF ON-button. Second, you do not mention the option to assign a second button to AF ON, with a different focussing setting assigned to it. Third, your description of AI SERVO ("let go of the AF ON button once your camera focusses") is absolute nonsense! That's eliminating AI SERVO all together! If you want to keep that basketballplayer that is running to you in focus, you need to keep the AF ON button pressed, assuming you assigned AI SERVO to that button. Only then will your camera track the player properly. Fourth, you do not at all mention *iTR AF* that will track your subject throughout the frame. All in all this is hardly a decent instruction video. Canon should do much better.

I have no "AF"button on the EOS 1200D

I started doing this a few years back and never turned around

Can someone tell me if I can do the same in video mode?

Same logic applies to videos, right?

Seems not applicable on my eos m50

Hi Kassie. I lost a lot of shots (due to out of focus) after following a misleading video from Canon Asia regarding the tip on setting focus (min 3.12) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZx6drqQzLawp2Q.html . Like you, many photographers and Canon R5/R6 users emphasize the importance of disabling Auto Focus (AF) function from the main shutter button. I really appreciate your clear and detail explanation on how to use back button AF.

This is crazy. Canon people don't know how their camera works. Nowhere does it say that the af-on button has to be held while the shutter release is pressed. It is not even written in any manual of any Canon camera. If you don't do that, then you won't have a red square in the image preview and you won't know where the focus is. In fact, the camera thinks that the photo is out of focus.

WHEN BACK BUTTON IS NOT USEFUL. While pressing back button Auto Focus you can't select another focus point. Let's say you're shooting and decide to move the focus point on a bird that's just to right of center but you have set the focus at center af point. Now if you try to press the a.f. selection button its impossible. But if you have the top main dial set as a.f. half press all you need do is hit the a.f. selection button and move your point to the desired new position. Also you shouldnt use it for dedicated flight photography. Because you will be continuously focusing when shooting birds in flight, it will be more comfortable for your hands to half press the shutter button for focus and fully press to release the shutter, rather than having to hold two buttons at once.

focus and recompose is so 2015.

I can’t see the difference. I can do all of that with the shutter button.

give me one for free. I will try it later

What is the point of that noisy background music? How unprofessional can you get?