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Manual focus assist - query

Started Feb 18, 2017 | Questions thread
kiwigirl
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Re: Manual focus assist - query

Mark9473 wrote:

kiwigirl wrote:

For macro shots in manual focus we can turn the focus ring and get an enlarged box in the screen for fine-tuning. However this snaps back to normal after a while. Is there any way to keep the box there until, say you push the shutter button? I can't see anything obvious in G7 menu.

On my G80 it does keep the magnified image up until the camera goes to sleep mode (which for my settings is 1 minute). How long is 'after a while' for you?

At an unscientific guess it lasts about 8 seconds - certainly no more than 10.  Might sound plenty but when I was trying to focus on moving ants last night it was not enough!

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