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rob_ww
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p.1 #1Magnify while in AF
I want to setup a button on my A7R6 to magnify the image after it has completed AF to check that the focus is exactly where I want it. Not to use in all the time, of course, just for checking in critical situations. I always use AF-C but the camera says magnify is not an option with that mode. Can it be done another way or is it not possible? So far I have not found any combinations of settings that get around it.

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Jul 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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p.1 #2Magnify while in AF
I have been trying to do this on an A1 II but can't find a way to do this, I used to do this on Nikon but I don't see any way to do this on a Sony body.
Jul 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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p.1 #3Magnify while in AF
It's not available in AF-C, but available in AF-S.
Jul 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
 


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p.1 #4Magnify while in AF
If you’re going to stop and check focus, why use AFc? There are multiple ways to do it with AFs or any lens with a AF/MF switch, click it to MF and punch in with the magnify button. DMF can also do what you want. But not in AFc. There is a focus magnify mode too, just not in AFc. Cheers

Chris
Jul 19, 2026 at 02:16 PM
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p.1 #5Magnify while in AF
tctmp wrote:
It's not available in AF-C, but available in AF-S.

That's what I suspected. Just wanted to check here if anyone had found a way around it. Thanks.

Jul 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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p.1 #6Magnify while in AF
joychris wrote:
If you’re going to stop and check focus, why use AFc?
Chris


If I am tracking someone in AF-C it seems natural to magnify to check the exact focus -- speed of movement permitting of course -- and there isn't time to switch to AF-S or MF. Magnification in itself should not stop tracking. It's just the feed to the viewfinder which is enlarged. I guess I don't understand why Sony introduced the limitation.
Jul 20, 2026 at 12:58 AM


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