Camera malfunctioning in Creative Zone Modes

Set the shooting mode to a Creative Zone mode before selecting Live View function settings in the menu. Live View shooting does not work in the Basic Zone modes.

this does not seem to be like a problem in settings

please use a different lens and try the same

Yes there are two zones of selection on the mode dial. one is basic zone (in which you have potrait, landscape, closeup, sports, night portrait & flash off) these are fully automatic modes and the camera does every thing for you you cannot change the focus. you can zoom out and zoom in and when u see in the view finder the picture is blur. then press the shutter button halfway the camera automatically zooms in or out for the correct focal lenght. only in creative zone you can do it. like programe ae , shutter priority , aperture priority , manual exposure. Hope this solves your problem. Prashanth.

Set the shooting mode to a Creative Zone mode. Press the LiveView button (TOP LEFT OF round selector). The LiveView image will appear on the monitor.

More detail see the- "Live View Shooting" chapter in the manual.

disable the mirror lockup (C.fn #8) it happened to me because some guy is some forum said it is how to enable the live view function, and I did it without reading the manual book. now I know that it actually lock the mirror (to prevent shake) at the first press and shoot at the second press.

Hey mate,

I've been having the same problem. It annoyed me during a day out once.

Set the camera in one of the Creative Modes.
-> Then go to Menu (the button on the left of the screen)
-> Setup 2 (thats the furthest menu on the right)
-> Custom Functions (3rd option down)
-> Go to function 4 and change it to "0: AF/AE LOCK"

Hope that helps mate :)

Cheers
Baghdad_boy

That is a custom function of the camera that can be change back to default with ease. While in one of the creative zones press the menu button and navigate to the 5th and final tab on the top right.
This is the Setup menu 2. In this menu, select “Custom Functions (C. Fn)” . This will open a submenu of numbered options. Select #04 and set it to 0: the default AF/AE lock on a half depress of the shutter.
That should get your camera back to the expected auto focus with the shutter button.

In creative mode I would imagine that you are required to choose the focus point. Try the arrow buttons.

You need to set your Mode Dial to one of the modes in the creative zone (i.e. one of the modes: P, Tv, Av, M or A-DEP) in order to access the AF, ISO and WB menus. Those menus are not displayed when the Mode Dial is set to one of the Basic Zone modes.
Hope this helps /Chris 

Looks like you need to take this to a camera store and have them check it over. I don't know of any setting that would cause what you describe.