I started pushing the AF: Eye Detection (Animal Eye Focus) feature on the Canon R5 and R6 cameras this spring. Warblers are fast moving little birds who love to feed in dense foliage. Could the Animal Eye Focus stay with a hyperactive warbler?
Notice in the above video that the camera focused on the bird most of the time. Things were great once it narrowed down to the eye.
The Canon R5 focuses on the bird pretty well. It does very well when the bird turns its face to the camera. Notice that the camera did get confused by the foliage for an instant. Yet, it kept focus when the warbler went behind the leaves.
I’ve been impressed with the AF: Eye Detection on the Canon R5 and R6. The photographer has to keep the camera on the bird. That’s a skill that has to be developed. The camera does its job and we get the reward of outstanding images.
- AF Screen 1
- Select AF Method to Face Tracking
- Select AF: Eye detection — Animal
- On the back of the camera while shooting
- Select AF: Eye detection
Kathy Adams Clark 