View Full Version : Canon 70d focus question for video


Sean Nelson
June 6th, 2014, 02:36 PM
I have it on autofocus while shooting video. My thought was I touch the "pause AF servo" on the screen the stop the autofocus and then I can manually focus the camera until I hit it again. It doesn't let you manually focus while paused. Is the only way of doing this is to hit the Manual focus switch on the lens?

Gary Huff
June 6th, 2014, 03:04 PM
Is the only way of doing this is to hit the Manual focus switch on the lens?

What lens(es) are you using with this?

Sean Nelson
June 6th, 2014, 03:48 PM
kit lens 16-135mm STM

Jim Snow
June 7th, 2014, 09:22 AM
It depends on the lens. I can manually focus my L class Canon lenses in the way you described with the lens switch set to auto but this won't work with the lens you are using. You can only manually focus with the lens switch set to manual.

Sean Nelson
June 7th, 2014, 06:21 PM
Interesting, I was thinking while taking pictures I was able to just manually focus it but maybe that was never the case.