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Not terribly impressed with the PENs

Started Mar 24, 2016 | Discussions thread
jalywol
jalywol Forum Pro • Posts: 12,301
Re: Not terribly impressed with the PENs

MinAZ wrote:

Thanks for all the replies. From what I am reading, I am getting the impression that face detect/eye detect, which is supposedly one of the big advantages of the Olympus focusing system, may not actually be a good feature after all because it often misses focus, and that I should rely on using a small-box focusing point/center focusing instead. Is this the general consensus then? If so, that might actually solve the problem of missed focus (at the cost of losing face detect). Also, is touch to focus less accurate than using the pointer buttons to move the focus box?

The thing is, every time you touch the screen, you are moving the camera ever so slightly, and may just be missing focus in part due to that.  When you use the center only focus box, and set it over the target, then half press the shutter, you will get focus exactly where you want it.  Keeping the shutter half pressed, then, you recompose the shot to your liking, and finish the shutter press.  If you have a busy background, this is the most accurate way to get your shot in focus.

There is nothing  inherently wrong with face detect.  The problem arises when you use it in situations where the background is complex and higher contrast than the faces. In those situations, any camera will have difficulty figuring out what you want to focus on.

-J

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