“How do the eye-controlled AF points work on the Canon EOS R3 mirrorless?”
Nick Leandry, Orkney
BRIAN SAYS… Eye control on the pro R3 uses multiple infrared detectors to determine the position of the eye in the eyepiece. The camera monitors where in the frame you are looking before the shutter is pressed or AF is started. An orange circle icon moves around the scene as you look at the subject. When the focus button is pressed, the AF point moves to where you are looking and subject tracking starts.
For eye control to work, it is necessary to calibrate the system for your eye, and repeating the calibration process in different light levels helps to improve the R3’s system accuracy.
Eye control has some limitations, so it