Canon EOS 6D (no lens included) Owner's Manual

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Using AF to Focus (AF Method)
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Focus the subject.
 
Aim the AF point over the subject and 
press the shutter button halfway.
The Live View image will turn off, the 
reflex mirror will go back down, and 
AF will be executed. (No picture is 
taken.)
When focus is achieved, the beeper 
will sound and the Live View image 
will reappear.
The AF point used to focus will light 
up in green.
If focus is not achieved, the AF point 
will blink in orange.
4
Take the picture.
 
Check the focus and exposure, then 
press the shutter button completely to 
take the picture (p.180).
You cannot take a picture during autofocusing. Take the picture while the 
Live View image is displayed.