Sony A1 custom buttons

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Hi I wonder if anyone can help, I have Back button focus on the AF-ON button with custom setting attached and also have customized the AEL button for single focus modes but the AEL button only initializes after you have pressed the AF-ON button first then swap over to the AEL . can anyone help many thanks .
 
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What do you mean single focus modes? Turning from continuous AF to single AF?
if that’s the case, this is a function that I don’t think can be paired with AF-on in a single button, hence your problem.
What you experience is because the custom function on AEL doesn’t have Af on connected to it at the same time.

Now, why do you want single AF accessible this easily. What scenario do you need that vs AF continuous? One of the main ideas of BBF in the first place is to make single AF irrelevant
 
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" One of the main ideas of BBF in the first place is to make single AF irrelevant ".

Not sure where that one comes from. BBAF was created to be an alternative to the half press method of focusing. Two routes to achieve the same end. Single AF is vital to have with BBAF in the right circumstances.
 
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gbodave said:
" One of the main ideas of BBF in the first place is to make single AF irrelevant ".

Not sure where that one comes from. BBAF was created to be an alternative to the half press method of focusing. Two routes to achieve the same end. Single AF is vital to have with BBAF in the right circumstances.
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Just to be sure we are talking about the same thing. Single AF = AF-S = the camera acquires focus once and then does not refocus even if the subject moves until you release the button (AF-on or shutter) and press again.
I am not talking about single point AF (where the user defines exactly where the camera focuses) which is indeed very useful in any mode.

With BBF you do not need single AF (as defined above). You always keep the camera in AF-c (nikon & sony) or AI-servo (canon) - if you keep the back AF-on button pressed it behaves exactly like continuous focus. If you release it after acquiring focus it behaves exactly like AF-s (single AF).

I cannot think of a single situation where you'd need to switch from AF-c to AF-s when using BBF - and yes, that is one of the big benefits of BBF in addition to decoupling AF and light measuring.

What do you use AF-s on BBF for? Now you got me puzzled :)
 
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