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LUMIX Live : Let’s talk about Autofocus
LUMIX Live : Let’s talk about Autofocus
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“LUMIX USA”
This week, we’re detailing out the differences between the various AF modes available on the latest LUMIX camera, the G9II.
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Hj Sean (is that right?), you said pinpoint only available for SAF and a single PDAF pixel, I read somewhere else PDAF only is available for CAF which could well be incorrect. I'm sure it's in the manual to find out though. Thanks
@LUMIX USA This one was so good and I would go as far as saying it was a game changer. Thank you.
For some reaseon i been having issues with self timer and autofocus, it’s basically unusable, it’s doesn’t focus on the subject while counting down, it only focuses right after taking the picture!! I haven’t tried all the settings, I’m using s5ii. Any help would be appreciated!
Regarding back button focus, the Lumix S5 (probably same on S5 II) will BBF whether the camera is set to MF or the lens is set to MF. This is useful if you are zone focusing manually in street photography, for example, but want to instantly change focus point with the back button AF. As soon as the focus ring is turned, the camera resumes manual focusing as before. Great feature.
Lumix really needs to work on their marketing strategy especially in the UK! Compare a Sony, Nikon and Canon release to Lumix and the latter is covered in about half as many places and forgotten about twice as quickly. Panasonic has always been a highly regarded brand in the UK but sometimes you actually need to market your products.
Is it me in thinking that all the autofocus area options are all the same, just covering a larger or smaller area? For example what is the difference between selecting a spot focus and making that area larger, to the zone focus option that just defaults to a larger area? What really is the difference to the "spot focus plus" with a bit more on the outside as a buffer, to just having a larger focus area in the first place?
For SH-Pre with Back Button Focus. BBF will activate AF, but will not start the ‘Pre’ recording. You need to half press the shutter to get ‘Pre’ recoding going.
Zone and 1 area sounds the same?
@LUMIX USA Jon Simo made a prototype for a badass Panasonic Lumix hoodie – please push this upstairs! I'd love to rep the #LumixGang
Is the advice transferable to Lumix contrast detect AF models?
The GH7 should have much better auto-focus than the GH6 when it gets released. Please improve battery life on the GH7 than on the GH6. The battery life is awfu!!!
I wasn't able to watch live but I have a question that, apparently, Lumix here in the UK aren't able to properly answer: quite simply, why, here in the UK can't we get access to Lumix Pro Services? Thanks in advance if you can through any light on this! Thanks for the myriad of information, very useful!
I appreciate the demos. Figuring out how to make the best use of the multitude of focusing options is something I really wanted.
Thank you for answering the question about the audio click. The problem affects both the S5II and the S5IIX. Please just Google "S5II audio issue". I have returned both units because I need to make money with them and don't have time to wait for repairs and then possibly be told everything is normal. So Panasonic: please take this audio interfernce issue that has arisen with the introduction of PDAF – my S5 Mark1 delivers an interference-free audio signal – very seriously. And please don't offer some kind of audio frequency suppression that filters out the click noise as a solution. It is unsatisfactory for the professional end user if a hardware problem is solved with software and the sound quality suffers as a result. I have been a loyal Panasonic customer since the day the GH5 was launched and would like to remain so because the Lumix series offers the best ergonomics and image quality of any hybrid camera system I have tested as a filmmaker.
Great overview, thanks as always. Suggestion for future content, maybe pick a lumix-using photog and highlight a few of their photos for 3-5min every week.
thank you! always looking foward to the next session!