Tracking a Specific Subject on the EOS C700 and EOS C700 FF

Article ID: ART174749 | Date published: 06/18/2019 | Date last updated: 06/18/2019
 

Description

You can have the camera track other moving subjects that are not faces and also combine the tracking function with one of the autofocus functions to let the camera focus on the desired subject automatically.

Solution

C700 C700 FF Face Detection​

  1. Press ALT  [AF]  [TRACKING] to activate the tracking function.
    • Alternatively, you can press an assignable button set to [Tracking].
    • The subject selection mark  will appear on the monitoring screen.
    • Press the BACK button to end the tracking function's standby mode.
  2. Place the center of the  mark on the subject you wish to track.
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    ​Monitoring menu: Use the joystick on the optional viewfinder.
    • Press [CENTER] (setup screen) or press the BACK button on the optional viewfinder to return the  mark to the center position.
  3. Press [START ] (setup screen) or press SET on the optional viewfinder to start tracking the subject.
    • If the tracking failed, the ​ mark will turn red momentarily. Select the subject again.
  4. The face detection frame or  mark changes to a tracking frame and the camera will start tracking the selected subject.
    • During continuous AF, the camera will keep focusing on the selected subject. During one-shot AF, the camera will focus on the selected subject while you hold the ONE-SHOT AF button pressed down.
    • You can turn the SELECT dial on the camera to adjust the focus manually.
    • Press [CANCEL ] (setup screen) or press the BACK button on the optional viewfinder to end the tracking function and return the camera to the focus mode that was used previously.
    • You can also press the assignable button set to [Tracking] to return to the tracking standby mode (subject selection screen).
 NOTES
  • The camera may start tracking the incorrect subject if there is another subject in the picture with similar color/pattern characteristics. In that case, select the desired subject again.
  • The tracking function cannot be used in the same cases as face detection.

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