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Manual focus after sleep goes back in AF.

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I noticed the exact same thing on the weekend, I had thought it was only happening when I turned the camera off but I see now that the toggle setting is lost after the camera goes to sleep. Same effect if you use AEL - the lock is gone after sleep.

 

Any how, if you use MF more than AF ... set the camera to MF and then use the AF/MF button to toggle the AF on.

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I noticed the exact same thing on the weekend, I had thought it was only happening when I turned the camera off but I see now that the toggle setting is lost after the camera goes to sleep. Same effect if you use AEL - the lock is gone after sleep.

 

Any how, if you use MF more than AF ... set the camera to MF and then use the AF/MF button to toggle the AF on.

 

 

I need to look through some of my settings for that toggle.  I have thought about setting to manual focus as my default, but I do AF most of the time.

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I have Focus Select(?) on C3 so to be honest, I'm OK with it as is, and I like the idea of switching to MF and then using the toggle in reverse. But perhaps upgrading to V2.0 firmware and setting AF On(?) to the video button is also an interesting way of working from MF mode (my camera is covered in a leather case, so thumb wheel etc are not immediately accessible).

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I have Focus Select(?) on C3 so to be honest, I'm OK with it as is, and I like the idea of switching to MF and then using the toggle in reverse. But perhaps upgrading to V2.0 firmware and setting AF On(?) to the video button is also an interesting way of working from MF mode (my camera is covered in a leather case, so thumb wheel etc are not immediately accessible).

 

Ive already upgraded to 2.0, nice update.  I do have Focus select in my Fn menu, and will have to hard set MF in the future.  Just found it strange to see it "toggle" back on its own after sleep (Turning off camera is one thing, sleep was a surprise).  I don't know the rationale for this camera to revert back to AF.  I should have mentioned was doing this in the dark trying to take some night photography.

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