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Tip: AF in manual focus mode - Panasonic video

Started Apr 25, 2017 | Discussions thread
_vlad Veteran Member • Posts: 3,213
Re: Tip: AF in manual focus mode - Panasonic video

Thanks Rick for a tip. I never ever noticed the icon with my GH4 - until GX80. Fine to know that in video camera focuses much faster - however fast refocus is not always optimal as Vesku wrote. But for sure it might be highly desirable sometimes.

There is one drawback though. Tapping the screen will place your focus point wherever you want to have it - followed by refocusing. Tapping the icon will just initiate refocusing - using the focus point previously selected. It means you have turn your camera to new object/direction and then tap the icon.

I am not sure if I explained it clearly. Imagine having camera on a tripod. Without moving the camera you can refocus to different objects without moving the camera-just tapping them monitor. This cannot be done with your method - you have to move the camera - point it to object you wish to be focused and then tap icon.

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