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NX500 - Disappointed by AF performance

Started Sep 14, 2015 | Discussions thread
dohdoh Senior Member • Posts: 1,538
Re: NX500 - Disappointed by AF performance

I know all this has been mentioned already but to kind of summarize and all a bit...

  1. Get of Continuous Focus and do Single Auto Focus
  2. Make the focus area to a single point and make the point the smallest as possible.  
  3. Focus on something contrasty.  typically the eyes.

Another suggestion is to turn on electronic shutter to reduce vibration, although the sample you showed definitely is missing the focus altogether.  I believe getting it off continuous will definitely help.  The 30mm is known to be a little slow on AF but AF speed is one thing... not being able to focus on what you want is another.

The biggest thing is practice.  Every camera has it's quirks.  Having used a number of different systems and types of digital cameras, I definitely find the NX500 to have a lot of quirks.  I hear the latest firmware improves AF in low-light.

Lastly, make sure you're camera is not broken and do a bunch of test shots in different situations.

Again... practice practice practice.

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