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    Canon 1DmkII Shooter rylan's Avatar
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    Help With Focusing Terms

    hey guys and gals

    i need some definitions of the focusing terms please! i cant find anything to answer my questions
    what does these mean?
    AI Servo
    AI one shot
    AI focus

    i dont know what they mean and what the differences are
    please help
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    Re: Help With Focusing Terms

    AI Servo is designed to track moving subjects. Birds in flight, a football player running across the field etc. The focus doesn't "lock" onto one area, it changes as the position of the subject moves. As long as you hold the shutter button half way down, the focus will continue to follow the moving subject.

    In the other focus modes the focus will lock onto a static subject, and not change, until you release the shutter button and depress it half way again.
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    Canon 1DmkII Shooter rylan's Avatar
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    Re: Help With Focusing Terms

    ok so only use the AI Servo for moving shots
    and the rest for still shots basically?
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    Re: Help With Focusing Terms

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    This looks like a nice enough product and the price is very competitive for the features they claim. But does anyone have more detail on these guys? Anyone used their other products or have a review on this one?

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