Canon EOS 5D Mark IV: Live View AF

Join Canon USA Technical Advisor Rudy Winston as he shows how to use the EOS 5D Mark IV's powerful Dual Pixel CMOS Autofocus when shooting still images with Live View.

[blakescrossing]

Thank you! This was a great tip. I don't usually shoot portraits through live view but this looks great. I have a shoot tomorrow so will try it out.

[hebelbraga]

Canon USA, couldn't you update the firmware of the 5D Mark IV to the Eye AF Function in live view?

[TomHerriman]

I just rented the Mk IV to test as a possible replacement for my Mk III.
As a prior 70D user, I REALLY missed my articulating touch screen! So having the touch capability back in hand was great!
But I found a problem and cannot find the solution. Certainly I am missing something...
When using a lens in auto focus, the focus box, regardless of mode, displays on the Live View screen. It's a little different for each mode, but nonetheless, it's there. If you switch the AF to manual, this box goes away. No big deal, right?
No, it's actually a rather big deal because now there is no indication of the metering location! Both my 70D and my MK III used a box shape change to indicate AF or Manual, but the box was always there. On the 70D you could tap the screen and meter where you tapped. On the Mk III, if you press the shutter button to half way, it would meter from the location of the box. On the Mk IV, in Live View and manual focus, you don't have a metering option. I can't even tell if it's metering at all!

What am I missing?

[josephvanwyk]

ON the 5d Mk III - do you use that little joystick to maneuver your "felxizone-single" box since it doesn't have touch screen. Also can SOMEONE please explain why the magnify glass button doesn't work in live view and only in playback view. Is there no way to get it back, I think the Mk II has it.

[krisztav]

Hi Canon USA, would you have a tip to how the zoom in and focus in live view works in MK IV? in previous models (MKIII, I've used), you could switch to live view zoom in to a distant subject then create the shot. This does not work in MK IV.... Thank you.

[veiguesama]

Hello, any idea why my autofocus only works in Automatic mode? If I try to focus using live view like you do at 2:46 it won't refocus when I touch the new desired focus point. In only shows a white rectangle on the place I touch but doesn't change the focus.

Edit : I found an answer to my question, I had my shutter button set to metering start only. So when you touch the screen, it wouldn't focus. It did in automatic as the settings are overriden.
So my question is, can you focus with touchscreen without having the shutter button set to AF + Metering (so metering only)?
And would you know why the highlight alert only shows on pictures taken in automatic mode and not on pictures taken in manual mode? I tried overexposing on purpose but the highlight alert does not work.
Thank you!

[TomasRamoska]

Hello Canon I have eos m5 and 5d mkiii looking to upgrade to 5dmkiv one question do you have single point af small in live view on 5d mkiv like you have on the M5?

[jlr]

Can I shoot live view while tethered with my 5D mkiv, I want to shoot some macro items. I’m hoping to be able to view the shot on my computer monitor and see any changes, f-stop, exposure compensation, before I snap the shot.

[FLORAMORAITINI]

Hello Sirs, Mainly I shoot Back Button Focus. If I switch to Live View can I only CHOOSE focus by touching the live view screen and NOT TAKE THE PICTURE? It seems not possible even if I am on Single Shot and not on I Servo. Am I doing something wrong? Thank you for your time

[sajibdey]

Hi CanonUSA, Recently I purchase a Canon 5d mark iV. Unfortunately, when I work of camera menu system for twenty- or thirty-minutes battery drain quickly (at list 20%-30% battery loss) feeling very low overheating issue also in bottoms side on the camera body. Please help me what camera setting I should apply or I should change the camera. Please help me.

[Bunch.]

I still can't understand what is a different between AF OPERATION and AF METHOD. He is changing from AF OPERATION to AF METHOD and still do the same thing. I don't understand it.

[SuperDigitalMe]

Are those 5d's still selling well?

[tripanossomaCruzes]

When i use Live View with tracking eye mode to shoot the autofocus it's ok but i can't do multiple shots. Any command to change this?

[slavenjanel]

Do AF Cases relate to Live View Servo AF?

[MIlw]

I have mine set at AF method/single shot and It won't let me tap on the focus area I want. What am I doing wrong? I've got my finger on AF/on which is set for focus.

[raajneel]

5d mrk iv live veiw af not working when back button focus enabled in still photography. What is the solution?

[kzerevangumabon]

my AF is not changing color blue and its not following my subject.. its just stock on the place where i first focus it and turn to color green.. and everytime i change to servo operation my image quality M(raw) is changing to just RAW.. help please

[independence_]

No where I find how to set love view in my canon 5d mark iv.. it says enabled in menu 5 but then still it doesn’t show on my lcd screen

[SuperSafari]

Any Idea why my flash triggers are not going off when live view?

[Bosun]

It's OK I've just had what sounds like a 12 year old explain and show me what the mighty Canon has been unable to. For God's sake get some clarity in what you're showing and slow down better still get someone under 18 to explain it to us, they do it so succinctly. Unbelievable.