Hello, I'm having trouble getting my Helicon Remote software to control the focus of the Canon 70D. I have the correct settings on the camera:
-FlexizoneAF[] (with the square, not the brackets)
-focus method and continuous AF to off
-focusing mode set to OneShot (not silent mode, just normal OneShot)
-QuickReview is off
-HDR is off
Before selecting the above settings, I reset factory defaults on the camera. I'm able to get the live view on Helicon Remote, but when I click the left or right arrows to adjust focus, a green progress bar appears under the "Focus Bracketing" section which moves for about 5 seconds, as seen below:
Also, while this green indicator is going, the gear wheel at the bottom of the screen is moving and says:
This is in a PC running windows 10.
Can't control focus with Canon 70D
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Re: Can't control focus with Canon 70D
Did you activate live view before configuring the camera's focus settings? There are separate focus modes for LV and non-LV operation.
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Re: Can't control focus with Canon 70D
Yes, I did the correct settings for both liveview and normal shooting modes.
I should add that when I plugged in a Mac computer, it worked. No camera settings were changed. This problem effects 2 completely different laptops running windows 10 while running Helicon Remote version 3.7.0 W
I should add that when I plugged in a Mac computer, it worked. No camera settings were changed. This problem effects 2 completely different laptops running windows 10 while running Helicon Remote version 3.7.0 W
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Re: Can't control focus with Canon 70D
Go to Helicon Remote settings -> Tools, press "Wipe settings" and restart the program.
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Re: Can't control focus with Canon 70D
I have wiped the settings, and now I notice that when looking at the lens body, I can see that hte dial actually IS moving. However it's moving so slowly that that's why I thought it wasn't working before. When we use the "Big Movement >>>" button, the focus changes so slowly that setup takes forever. The Mac does not have this problem. Why might the windows computers exhibit this issue?
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Re: Can't control focus with Canon 70D
Sorry if this is obvious/wrong but
Have you Disabled "Continuous AF" in camera menu?
If not the behaviour is rather like you describe.
Have you Disabled "Continuous AF" in camera menu?
If not the behaviour is rather like you describe.