EOS 7D Help Please

[wynbergsa]

Can anyone help please, I have tried to enable the VF Display Illumination by C.FN111.8 and via the settings 2 yellow menu but am not getting the AF points or grid lighting up in red. Am I missing something?

Colin

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

page 213 of manual (download here)
C.Fn III -8 VF display illumination
The AF points, grid, etc., in the viewfinder can be illuminated in red.
0: Auto
The viewfinder illumination turns on automatically under low light.
1: Enable
The viewfinder illumination turns on regardless of the ambient light
level.
2: Disable

[Trevoreast]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

The CFN you changed just relates it when it's displayed. always on focus, auto, or off

There's a enable/ disable option. 2 yellow menu from the left - set to enable

Trev

[wynbergsa]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Thanks Stephen & Trevor, I have set these already, but the AF points and grid are not lighting up in red.

Colin

[Trevoreast]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Hi Colin,

Are you in one shot af ?

Trev

[wynbergsa]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Hi Colin,

Are you in one shot af ?

Trev

Hi Trev

No, I'm not.

Colin

[Trevoreast]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Hi Colin,
try changing to one shot AF , or AI focus and it should work.
Trev

[wynbergsa]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Hi Colin,
try changing to one shot AF , or AI focus and it should work.
Trev

Hi Trev

I tried that & it does not work on either of them or AI servo

Colin

[Trevoreast]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Sorry Colin, I'm all out of ideas.

Trev

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Colin

In C.Fn III (autofocus/drive) (see image below), #8 select "auto" or "enable" (I use auto). then go to ..
Go to menu, 2nd box after the two blue boxes; lcd brightness; date/time/zone etc and come down to VF grid display and select enable, (says disable in pic)


Go to menu, the box immediately before and next to the two blue boxes (see image below), come down to grid display and select grid#1 or grid#2. (says off in pic)


Now look through the viewfinder (VF). It should now display the grid.
I have added this to "My Menu" custom setting (star) so I can turn on/off quickly.

[Trevoreast]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Just been checking the steps as my camera is beside me

Yes I see that one

In C.Fn III (autofocus/drive) #8 select "auto". then go to ..
Go to menu, 2nd box after the two blue boxes; lcd brightness; date/time/zone etc and come down to VF grid display and select enable,

I this is a live view specific setting

Go to menu, 1st box before the two blue boxes, come down to grid display and select grid#1 or grid#2.

Trev

[Trevoreast]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

I must admit I had this camera for several weeks before I used this grid to the max, now I miss it when using the 5Dmk2

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Trev, I got my camera out of the bag and the grid is now working.

In C.Fn III (autofocus/drive) #8 select "auto".

I'll check this when disabled .. done.
I have VF grid enabled as in the image #2 and the grid is there.
Using C.Fn III (autofocus/drive) #8 in any mode makes no difference when the grid is enabled.
In liveview the grid is there in all modes.

[Trevoreast]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

Hi Stephen, mine's working :-)
The only time it doesn't is in AI servo.

That thing Colins asking about displaying the AF points, what is the advantage of that ?
Trev

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: EOS 7D Help Please

That thing Colins asking about displaying the AF points, what is the advantage of that ?
Trev

Your right Trev, I misread the post.
I'm not sure what the advantage of displaying the AF point(s) is.
That is something that I do not consciously think about.

To display the AF points in the viewfinder then it is C.Fn III (autofocus/drive) #9 select "display all AF points"