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Title: A7ll re splitting AEL & AF-On
Post by: jmlphotography on December 09, 2014, 11:22:47 am
Sorry if I just didn't get this but, it is still unclear whether you can 1) set exposure with one button and set focus with another (albeit with a work around).  And 2) if you can hold AF-On in Continuous Focus mode and when you let go you are set as if in Single Focus mode.  This is my standard set up with my Nikon.  
Title: Re: A7ll re splitting AEL & AF-On
Post by: Dan Vincent on December 12, 2014, 04:37:55 pm
You can set AF W/ Shutter to "Off", AEL w/ Shutter to "off" and that will decouple the settings from the shutter. You can then set one of the custom buttons (c1-c4, center button, four-way buttons) to the function you need. AF-On and AEL Hold/Toggle are available as functions. AF-On behaves exactly like it does on a Nikon. You can then set another button to AEL Hold or Toggle.

AF-On basically acts just like a shutter half-press. If you are in Continuous, it will focus continuously until you let go, where it will hold on to the focus.
Title: Re: A7ll re splitting AEL & AF-On
Post by: jmlphotography on December 12, 2014, 04:52:32 pm
Sounds like what I want.  Thanks so much. 
Title: Re: A7ll re splitting AEL & AF-On
Post by: deejjjaaaa on December 12, 2014, 06:33:47 pm
manual and guide are online @ sony website for quite some time already