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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Settings for day football w 1dx


Hi guys, I just purchased a used 1dx from our FM classifieds.

I need to get up to speed on relevant menu settings on the 1dx shooting daytime football. Have game on Saturday. Carefully trying to read manual.....

Any help appreciated!



Sep 07, 2016 at 06:26 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Settings for day football w 1dx


I think if it is your first time with the new AF menu (first released in 1DX/5D3) then I would really just leave everything on default to start out with and see how it goes. I fiddled with the AF settings for ages and then just went back to Case 1 defaults.

I'd use AF expansion mode with either 4 or 8 points around the selected point. You could also try the zone mode which will try to focus on the nearest subject (that may or may not be good in your football use case?)

After trying the defaults I'd look at the descriptions of the 6 cases Canon has added as presets. One of those may work better for football depending on if you have lots of distractions coming in front of your intended subject.

Instead of the regular manual, have a read of the 1DX AF guide which is much more thorough...
http://downloads.canon.com/CDLC/AF-guide-EOS-1DX-firmware-v.2.0_CUSA.pdf



Sep 07, 2016 at 06:38 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Settings for day football w 1dx


The link does not work for me (ipad).


Sep 09, 2016 at 05:15 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Settings for day football w 1dx


Here is the mobile version link...
http://downloads.canon.com/CDLC/EOS-1D_X_AF_Guide_for_Smartphones.pdf



Sep 09, 2016 at 06:59 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Settings for day football w 1dx


Sorry, nope.......


Sep 09, 2016 at 11:54 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Settings for day football w 1dx


Try a computer then.


Sep 10, 2016 at 03:20 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Settings for day football w 1dx


Clicking on the link doesn't work - even from a computer, but if you copy / paste the link it works fine.


Sep 10, 2016 at 05:10 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Settings for day football w 1dx


Both links work when I click on them in Safari but you are right they don't work from Google Chrome. If you really want to get the guide a quick google search will bring up a bunch of sites to get it from.

This is the link to the page with the links to the PDFs.... http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2012/1dx_guidebook.shtml



Sep 10, 2016 at 08:56 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Settings for day football w 1dx


arbitrage wrote:
Try a computer then.




Does my Commodore 64 qualify



Sep 11, 2016 at 10:51 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Settings for day football w 1dx


Have now followed the links

Reading all.( w my new computer)

Many thanks to you guys! A great help to me.



Sep 11, 2016 at 10:53 PM





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