These Helpful Tips Will Maximize Your Camera’s Eye AF Performance

When it comes to autofocus technologies, Eye AF undoubtedly ranks quite high up on the list of recent groundbreaking developments. It's a remarkable technology that is particularly useful for portrait photography.

Thanks to its ability to track and nail focus on the eyes consistently, photographing humans (and certain animals) have become much less of a challenge when using a camera sporting Eye autofocus. Since Eye AF was first introduced, the technology's seen significant performance improvements and adoption across much of the photo industry. Eye AF is so accurate today that many have retired the "Focus and Recompose" method as a result. Just about every new mirrorless camera announced will have some form of Eye AF tech built-in. Despite how sophisticated and mature Eye AF systems have become, they're still quite a bit away from being 100% accurate. Whether that day will ever come remains to be seen. For now, however, there are things you can do to help ensure that the Eye AF system in your camera can perform optimally. .

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2020-8-18 01:00

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Canon files patent application for eye-controlled AF system for mirrorless cameras

The item labeled ‘10’ in the figure is described in the patent application's text as an LCD screen, showing this patent is specifically made with a mirrorless camera in mind. Item number 15 is a light-splitter that will redirect the image of the camera operator's eye to a dedicated lens and CCD sensor, which is detailed in the next illustration. dpreview.com »

2019-08-08 18:56

Are we impressed by Eye AF on the Sony a9? Yes and no

A new video by a tester in Japan shows the a9's Eye AF (in AF-C) tracking working remarkably well with a single subject, tracking the subject's eyes all the way to the edges of the frame. Here are three reasons we're very impressed, and a couple reasons why we're still left a bit ambivalent: What we like: The a9 continues to track the subject's eye when all it sees is his profile. dpreview.com »

2017-05-16 13:00