Does the Canon 5DS have focus peaking or manual-focus assist in Live View?
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I’m using a Canon 5DS with firmware 1.1.2 and want to know whether it can highlight in-focus edges while manually focusing in Live View (focus peaking). If not, what manual-focus assist options are available on this camera?
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That functionality is only available when using the optical viewfinder (not in live-view mode).
To use it:
- Put the lens in Manual Focus mode
- Look through the optical viewfinder
- Half-press (and hold) the shutter button
- Manually rotate the focus ring
The AF point will briefly blink red and you may hear the camera chirp (if sound is enabled) when it detects accurate focus at the selected AF point.
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No. The Canon 5DS does not provide native focus peaking in Live View. On this camera, the main Live View manual-focus aid is LCD magnification.
The 5DS can give focus confirmation for manual focus through the optical viewfinder instead: set the lens to MF, look through the viewfinder, half-press and hold the shutter, then turn the focus ring. When the selected AF point detects focus, it can blink and/or chirp if enabled.
Magic Lantern adds focus peaking to some Canon DSLRs, but the 5DS/5DS R are not supported, so that is not a practical option here.
So, for a 5DS in Live View, use magnified view to check focus; if you want confirmation indicators, use the optical viewfinder rather than Live View.
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